St. Peter und Paul, Lutheran parish church in Scheinfeld, Germany.
St. Peter and Paul is a Lutheran parish church in Oberlaimbach, part of Scheinfeld. Its 15th-century choir, slightly recessed and closed on three sides, was extended westward by a nave built in 1729–31. In 1729 a choir-flanking tower with an eight-sided slate-covered bent spire was added to the choir's north wall; its top storey holds the clock and bell frame. The white-plastered nave has a steep brown-tiled roof and tall rectangular windows with dark frames and grilles.
The three-sided choir dates from the 15th century. Between 1729 and 1731 the nave was added to the west, and in 1729 the choir flank tower with its eight-sided slate-covered spire was built against the north wall of the choir. Wall paintings above the choir arch survive from the first half of the 17th century.
The wall paintings above the choir arch date from the first half of the 17th century and are the oldest decoration in the church. The parish belongs to the Markt Einersheim deanery within the Ansbach-Würzburg church district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria.
The church stands in Oberlaimbach, a district of Scheinfeld in Middle Franconia. The nave and the choir with its north-side tower are best viewed from outside; the entrance side faces the village. A staircase inside the nave, marked with the numbers 161, 365 and 403, leads up to the galleries.
The organ was built in 1971 by E. F. Walcker & Cie. with seven stops on one manual and pedal, installed in the case of its predecessor. Its mechanical action and slider chests can be noted, and the instrument stands in the raised chancel beside the green altar panel.
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