Holy Spirit Church, Neo-Gothic church building in Blasewitz district, Dresden, Germany.
The Heilig-Geist-Kirche features red brick construction with a slender bell tower and four corner spires, designed in neo-Gothic style with pointed arch windows and ribbed vaulting throughout the interior space.
Built between 1891 and 1893 by architect Karl Emil Scherz, the church was consecrated on October 15, 1893, after the Protestant community in Blasewitz had previously held services in a school hall since 1876.
The church serves as an evangelical Lutheran parish alongside Versöhnungskirche in Striesen and Bethlehemkirche in Tolkewitz, hosting regular worship services, organ concerts, and community events for the local congregation.
The church holds 800 to 1000 people, with galleries on three sides and the organ gallery on the west side carried by two polished granite columns. The organ, built by the Gebrüder Jehmlich workshop, was consecrated on 14 January 1894 and stood opposite the altar; its 28 sounding stops were enlarged by five in 1901 and later by four more. The site on Berggartenstraße lies near the old village centre of Blasewitz.
The main portal's figures of Elijah, John the Baptist and a Christ relief were made by sculptor Friedrich Hecht and donated in 1893 by Crown Prince Georg, who had visited the building site on 15 May 1893. The church grounds were laid out by garden director Max Bertram.
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