Hospitalkirche St. Joseph, Catholic church in Bensheim, Germany.

Hospitalkirche St. Joseph is a church building in Bensheim with a rectangular nave and recessed choir. The structure features unplastered rubble stone walls with red sandstone framing around the windows and is topped by an octagonal belfry with a shingled spire.

The building was first mentioned in 817 and received major modifications around 1500 with the installation of pointed arch windows. A major renovation occurred in 1869, bringing it to its current form.

The church has been dedicated to Saint Joseph since 1872; it was reconsecrated in 1706 and received a bell that year. During the coronavirus crisis, Catholic ZDF services with pastor Heinz Förg were broadcast from here, including the 2020 Pentecost Mass with Essen bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck.

The building is located at Hospitalplatz on Hauptstraße 83 in central Bensheim and is easily accessible on foot. The red sandstone framing around the windows and unplastered walls make it easy to identify when walking through the city.

The nave is thought to have served as a sick hall, but the sources state the date of the change to purely church use is unknown, so the dual hospital-and-chapel role is an assumption, not a documented fact. The church was re-consecrated in 1706 and received a bell; in 1872 it was dedicated to Saint Joseph.