St. Lambertus, Parish church in Merzenich, Germany

St. Lambertus is a modern Catholic chapel in Morschenich, built from 2019 and consecrated on 4 February 2024 by Bishop Helmut Dieser. Designed by Mathias Paulssen and Axel Maria Schlimm, it was meant to recall an origami crane but now resembles a paper boat. A 21-metre bell tower stands beside it, with a community centre and cemetery adjoining.

The old church was profaned on 15 June 2019 and was to be demolished for the Hambach open-pit mine. Construction of the replacement chapel in what was then Morschenich-Neu began the same year, designed by Mathias Paulssen and Axel Maria Schlimm. After delays, Bishop Helmut Dieser blessed it on 4 February 2024 after four years of building.

The chapel is dedicated to Lambert of Liège, as was the old Morschenich church profaned on 15 June 2019. Its three bells hang in a 21-metre tower: two cast in 1974 came from St. Josef in Bauchem, the third was cast at the Mark foundry on 14 December 2019, and the peal was consecrated on 1 September 2021, tuned to the other Merzenich churches.

The chapel stands in Morschenich, next to a community centre and a cemetery, with the 21-metre bell tower serving as a landmark for orientation. The site is reached via the parish of St. Laurentius in Merzenich, which the chapel belongs to. The building was consecrated only on 4 February 2024, so older maps and guides may not show it.

The chapel's design by Mathias Paulssen and Axel Maria Schlimm was meant to recall an origami crane, though it now looks more like a paper boat. Its 21-metre bell tower is a new landmark for Morschenich. Two bells cast in 1974 came from St. Josef in Bauchem; a third was cast at the Mark foundry on 14 December 2019.