St. Johannes der Täufer, church building in Meckenheim, Germany

St. Johannes der Täufer is a brick church in Meckenheim with a pale rendered Romanesque tower from the 12th or 13th century, topped by a steep pyramidal spire with a weathervane and two round clock dials. The neo-Gothic nave, built in 1889/90 by Bonn architects A. Becker and J. Böhm, has a steep roof with a small ridge turret and rows of round- and pointed-arched windows. A wide transept with a rounded apse replaced the neo-Gothic choir in 1973–76, and a hexagonal chapel with windows by Hans Lünenborg stands south of the tower.

The first church on this site likely appeared in the 9th century, possibly built on earlier foundations. In the 17th century it was looted during warfare, and later it suffered damage in World War II but was carefully restored.

The parish takes its name from John the Baptist, whose severed head the Cologne glass painter Hans Lünenborg depicted in the small conch beside the entrance and in the two side doors, alongside the Virgin and Child and an angel with a trumpet. A figure of the patron from around 1700 and a Marian statue carved in 1954 by Rudolf Peer from an oak beam of the old bell frame stand in the redesigned interior.

The church stands on a slight rise and is visible from the main street of town, making it easy to locate. Visitors can explore the grounds outside of service times and view the architecture both outside and inside.

A Roman stone dedicated to a god was discovered when an old building in Meckenheim was demolished, and a copy now stands beside the church's main entrance. This connects the town's ancient past directly to the modern place of worship.