Erlöserkirche, Hamburg-Borgfelde, Lutheran church building in Borgfelde, Germany
The Erlöserkirche is a brick church with a tall square tower topped by a shallow pyramidal roof of weathered green copper. Two clock faces with gold hands and numerals sit near the top, above grid-set window openings and thin balcony rails. The attached main building has a brown-tiled sloped roof and a plain, flat-roofed interior with three naves.
The building was constructed in 1952 as Hamburg's first post-war church, replacing its 1903 predecessor that was destroyed during the firestorm of 1943. The new structure symbolized the city's recovery after the war.
The Erlöserkirche is used every Sunday by the Christ Ambassadors Ministries International and the African Christian Church Hamburg. On the second Sunday of each month at 11:00, an International Gospel Service is held, forming the centre of the African Centre Borgfelde, a meeting place for Africans and Germans. These intercultural activities began in 2005 when the office for the pastoral care of Africans in Hamburg moved into the church tower.
The church stands at Jungestraße 7 in Borgfelde, within the Hamburg-Mitte district. The tower entrance faces the street, while the gabled nave and its 1955 memorial wall lie to the east. Sunday services held by the Ghanaian congregations are open to visitors; the international gospel service takes place on the second Sunday at 11:00.
The eastern side of the building features a memorial wall from 1955 that honors victims of both World Wars, designed by artist Hans Kock. Many visitors overlook this artwork even though it represents an important reminder of the past.
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