St Bernhard's Church, Catholic church in Longerich, Germany

St. Bernhard is a Catholic church made of red brick with a T-shaped floor plan and a separate bell tower. The tower features a statue of Saint Bernard standing on a globe, which dominates the building's appearance.

The parish of St. Bernhard was founded on 1 January 1959, and the foundation stone was laid on 2 October 1960. Cologne architect Fritz Lill designed the church over a T-shaped plan; it was completed in 1961 and consecrated on 3 December 1961, the first Sunday of Advent, by auxiliary bishop Wilhelm Cleven. It was the largest post-war church building in the Archdiocese of Cologne. On 1 January 2002 it became a branch church of the merged parish, and on 1 January 2010 it passed to the parish of St. Dionysius.

The 36 leaded-glass windows of 1961 were made by Hein Derich from Kevelaer after designs by Wilhelm Schmitz-Steinkrüger. Their motifs range from creation — flowers, fish, a snail, a spider's web, rainbows, lightning — to a cycle of the Song of the Three Young Men in the furnace, alongside a jet aircraft, power lines and the Brussels Atomium. Since the 2021 conversion most of them can no longer be seen.

Since the 2021 conversion, the nave is a diocesan storage room and is separated from the worship space, which is limited to the choir. Visitors see only this reduced area, so the 36 leaded glass windows of 1961 are largely no longer visible or accessible. The free-standing bell tower stands apart from the church building.

The four bells, cast by Petit & Edelbrock of Gescher, weigh 500, 501, 295 and 207 kg and sound g′, a′, c″ and d″. Their tuning is matched to the bells of the neighbouring churches St. Dionysius and Christ König, so the three towers ring together across Longerich.