Luther Church, Worms, Protestant church in Worms, Germany.
The Lutherkirche is an Evangelical church built in 1912 by Darmstadt architect Friedrich Pützer in the Darmstadt Art Nouveau style, using red sandstone blocks. Its steep pyramidal roof and fortress-like tower carry a gold-lettered band reading "EIN FESTE BURG IST UNSER GOTT"; the tower holds a clock with a blue face and gold numerals beneath a small domed cupola. Inside, altar, pulpit and organ form one preaching hall under a stuccoed barrel vault in ochre, bronze and blue.
The Lutherkirche was built in 1912 by the Darmstadt architect Friedrich Pützer in the Darmstadt Art Nouveau style. It arose during Worms's westward expansion, tied to the growth of the city's leather industry, as the third building forming a triad at Karlsplatz with the water tower and the Eleonoren-Gymnasium. Its red sandstone and tower dome refer to the cathedral and the Pauluskirche.
The five-petaled Luther rose recurs as a motif on the church's exterior ornament and on the antependium made by the Darmstadt goldsmith Ernst Riegel, who also created the amethyst-set altar cross, the altar grille, the baptismal font with dove and the hanging lamps. The gilded lettering "EIN FESTE BURG IST UNSER GOTT" across the facade quotes Luther's hymn, which the closed, fortress-like form of the building takes up.
The building is accessible on foot and welcomes visitors interested in its architecture and religious history. Regular services take place here, so timing your visit during quiet hours is advisable.
The four statues of the Evangelists behind the pulpit, carved by Augusto Varnesi for the church, were removed in 1962 and stored away; in 2003 they were placed on the gallery above the entrance, opposite their original position.
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