Wichern Kirche, Lutheran church in Moisling, Lübeck, Germany

The Wichernkirche, officially Johann-Heinrich-Wichern-Kirche, is a Lutheran church in Lübeck-Moisling. The flat-roofed concrete building on a square plan was designed by Karl Horenburg with Kuno Dannien. Its exterior walls are divided into seven horizontal and two times seven vertical rows of windows, making the number seven the basis of the facade.

The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Heinrich Meyer in June 1965, and the first service took place a few months later. The church was ultimately consecrated in October 1966, marking the completion of an ambitious building project in postwar Lübeck.

The congregation takes its name from Johann Hinrich Wichern, founder of the Inner Mission, to whom it felt bound because of the social problems in Moisling. It became independent on 1 January 1966, and by December 1969 it ran two day-care centres, in the Andersenring and the Ilsebillweg, with a third in the Eulenspiegelweg.

The building is accessible on several days each week and houses community rooms, a rectory, and kindergarten facilities alongside the main church. The modern architecture with large glass surfaces makes orientation inside straightforward, even on a first visit.

The interior flooring is paved with cobblestones, giving the space the feel of a marketplace. Artistic bronze elements by artist Ursula Querner adorn the altar cross and door handles with contemporary sculptural language.