Johanneskirche, Lutheran church in Giessen, Germany

Johanneskirche is a hall church built from 1891 to 1893 in a mix of Neo-Gothic and Neo-Renaissance styles. Its dark Lungstein facades are banded with light sandstone, and the corner tower rises 68.21 metres on an 8.50-metre square base. A polygonal Johannessaal adjoins the south side.

Construction started in 1891 and the building was formally inaugurated in 1893. The church emerged during a period of city expansion and has shaped the urban landscape since then.

The four parishes created in 1892 were named after the Evangelists; the Matthäus and Markus parishes used the Stadtkirche, while the Lukas and Johannes parishes shared the Johanneskirche from its completion in 1893. The name refers to John the Evangelist, traditionally identified with the Apostle John.

The main entrance is on the south side, through the tower portal; the three large portals with their skylights were reopened during the 2013–2016 renovation. The church is not oriented exactly west but runs parallel to the Südanlage, so the tower stands at the southeast corner. A separate stairway in the narrow building section beside the Johannessaal leads up to the galleries.

The organ was replaced in 1967 because the instrument had been damaged by windows left unglazed for years after the war. The 1962–1965 interior renovation also removed Hermann Schaper's 1903 figural and ornamental wall paintings, and the old chandeliers went to the church in Langsdorf.