St. Pankratius, Gothic parish church in Gescher, Germany.

St. Pankratius is a hall church of dark red-brown brick with lighter stone trim, its square west tower topped by a steep slate spire with a cross. The nave has a lower pitched slate roof, and a polygonal section is pierced by tall pointed windows with mullions. The core is late Gothic, built between 1490 and 1510 by Henric de Suer, and was extended westward in neo-Gothic forms from 1889 to 1891.

The parish of Gescher, originally known as Gascheri, first appears in records from 1229 as an offshoot of the Stadtlohn parish. This early documentation marks the beginning of the congregation's established history.

The parish was first documented in 1229 as a daughter foundation of Stadtlohn, and until the 14th century the priest of Stadtlohn received the tithe from here. The church is dedicated to the Roman martyr Pankratius. Inside, the choir walls carry a painted curtain in pale pastels with cross and lozenge motifs, and the painted windows below the real choir windows repeat in yellow, blue and beige.

The main entrance is the south tower door, above which hangs a tympanum showing Mary with the Child flanked by St. Pankratius and St. Mary Magdalene. The building is a parish church in active use, so visitors should avoid service times. The exterior, including the choir's sandstone forked cross, can be viewed at any hour.

The choir features a stone altarpiece created by artist Elmar Hillebrand in 1962 depicting Christ on the cross surrounded by the twelve apostles. This work merges traditional religious imagery with mid-century artistic craftsmanship.