Ev. Kirche Dortmund-Dorstfeld, Protestant church in Dorstfeld district, Dortmund, Germany.
The Evangelical Church of Dortmund-Dorstfeld is a brick building with Gothic Revival features and a prominent spire in the Dorstfeld district. The structure displays carefully detailed brickwork with decorative elements visible throughout the facade and around its windows.
Built from 1903 to 1905 to plans by Arno Eugen Fritsche, the church replaced the older parish provision of rapidly growing Dorstfeld. Five congregations merged into the Elias parish, and on 13 October 2013 the building was deconsecrated in a festive service. Since 2016 it has belonged to a private investor and is marketed as "Eventkirche Dortmund", while the parish keeps the land.
The building was deconsecrated on 13 October 2013, ending its use as a Protestant parish church. Since 2016 it has belonged to a private investor and is marketed as "Eventkirche Dortmund", while the Elias parish keeps ownership of the land. The four cast-steel bells cast by the Bochumer Verein in 1923 still hang in the tower.
The building is no longer a consecrated church: it was deconsecrated on 13 October 2013 and has belonged to a private investor since 2016, marketed as "Eventkirche Dortmund", while the Elias congregation keeps the land. Visits therefore depend on events rather than regular services. The tower stands on the east side, the straight-closing choir on the west, so the entrance portal under the blind gable faces the tower end.
The four cast-steel bells made by the Bochumer Verein in 1923 still hang in the tower; they were never removed and sold during the deconsecration process as originally planned. Their chime in a°-c′-d′-e′ made it the third-lowest bell set in Dortmund until the church was deconsecrated.
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