St. Josef-Kirche, Modern Catholic church in Cloppenburg, Germany

St. Josef-Kirche is a Catholic church in Cloppenburg built from 1966 to 1968 to plans by architect Martin Nemann. Its main body is a fourfold hexagonal structure of varying heights, with dark vertically seamed upper walls, a shallow brown roof and a light concrete grid section to the left. The tall grey stone front wall has a vertical row of small recessed square openings.

The current building was constructed between 1966 and 1968 as a modern replacement for an earlier church. It succeeded a Neo-Gothic hall church that had occupied the site since 1889.

The church interior displays works by artist Heinrich-Gerhard Bücker, including a gilded Christ figure on a circular glass panel in the choir area.

The church's open interior has seating arranged to face the central altar from different angles, giving visitors multiple perspectives. Visiting during the day works best to experience how light passes through the glass panels.

The church became the first youth church in the Oldenburger Land in 2018, after a conversion costing 350,000 euros. The pews were replaced by 400 chairs, and a laser and lighting system, video projectors and a concert-grade sound system were installed. A campanile built outside in 2008 holds four bells, one of them from the predecessor church demolished in 1973.