Saint Nicholas Church, Gothic Revival church in Kessenich, Germany
Saint Nicholas Church is a brick building in the Gothic Revival style with a T-shaped plan supported by three pillars that carry the rib vaults. Its stained glass windows were installed after World War II and define how light enters the space.
Construction started in 1888 after a church building association purchased land on Pützstraße in the Kessenich neighborhood. The building was completed in 1891, years after the architect Johannes Richter had passed away.
The Roman Catholic parish uses this church regularly for services and the interior still reflects changes made in the 1980s to align with Second Vatican Council reforms.
The main entrance is on the western side of the building and can be reached from Hausdorffstraße in the Kessenich neighborhood. The location in this residential area makes it straightforward to find.
The tower clock gained a Westminster chime during a repair, and since 1949 five cast-steel bells from the Bochumer Verein have rung the Beuron bell motif, joined by a small bronze bell cast in Lorraine in 1791. The pulpit on the front left column carries reliefs of the four Evangelists.
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