Immanuel-Kirche, Modern Lutheran church in Stammheim, Germany
The Immanuel-Kirche is a wooden church completed in 2013, with an interior of Finnish spruce and an exterior clad in Finnish larch. Its free-standing campanile rises from a low pale concrete base; the tower body is covered in tan panels with diagonal ribbing running at opposing angles, and a large dark cross-shaped opening is recessed near the top. The words "IMMANUEL-KIRCHE" are incised on the low wall at the base.
The building was constructed in 2012 following the demolition of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer community center that previously occupied the site. This new structure was designed as a contemporary expression of religious architecture in the region.
The name Immanuel means "God with us", a reference to the church's role after the parish spent a year without a church room following the 2009 demolition of the Flittard Lukaskirche. The three bells, cast by Rincker in Sinn in 1963, came from that demolished church: the prayer bell rings at noon and 7 pm, and on Saturdays all bells ring in the Sunday after the evening prayer bell.
The interior space can be arranged with movable seating to adapt to different types of events and gatherings. This flexible layout allows the space to serve both worship services and community functions based on current needs.
The three bells in the free-standing wooden campanile were cast in 1963 by the Rincker foundry in Sinn and came from the Flittard Lukaskirche, demolished in 2009. The prayer bell rings daily at noon and 7 pm, and on Saturdays all three bells ring in the Sunday after the evening prayer bell.
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