St. Johannes, church building in Borken, Germany

St. Johannes is a branch church of St. Remigius parish in central Borken, known locally as the "Kleine Kirche". Its exterior combines a pale rendered facade with a steep slate roof and a red-brick side wall with tall pointed-arch windows. Inside, a light-grey vaulted ceiling covers a hall with wooden pews, a chancel arch, and a tall ornate altar; a thick grey pillar with a carved capital stands on the right.

The building dates to 1200 as an original chapel, but was completely rebuilt in baroque style by Capuchin friars in 1696. After bomb damage during World War II, restoration work in the 1950s brought back the historic appearance.

Locals call St. Johannes the "Kleine Kirche" (Little Church) because it is a branch of the St. Remigius parish. The south chapel, added in 1777 and once separated by a wall, holds a Gnadenbild of the "Mutter vom Guten Rat" (Mother of Good Counsel). The church also keeps a Strahlenmadonna, a high altar, a side altar and a Baroque pulpit.

St. Johannes stands at the corner of Johanniterstraße and Kapuzinerstraße in Borken's city centre, a short walk from the market square. The entrance porch is on the rendered west facade; the red-brick side wall with its two pointed-arch windows faces the street. Inside, the pews line a single hall leading to the chancel arch, and the two organs sit on the west gallery and in the nave.

The building houses two organs with different origins: a baroque organ from around 1600 that originally stood elsewhere, and a smaller organ from the early 20th century that was previously in a theater. Both were carefully restored and are still used today in services and special events.