Christ-König, Parish church in Ringenberg, Germany

Christ-König is a hall church on a simple T-shaped plan, built of local hand-moulded brick and covered with plain tiles. The main nave is flanked by two lower aisles, making it a pseudo-basilica; at the crossing a raised central space rises under a steep pyramidal roof and a crossing tower lit by cross-mullioned windows. Behind the freestanding altar a large coloured round-arched window dominates the light, answered by a folded rose window on the opposite gable facade.

The building was constructed in 1936 under architect Dominikus Böhm, which was exceptional since few religious buildings were erected in Germany during that period. Its creation during a time of major political change shapes its historical significance.

The name Christus König follows the Feast of Christ the King, which Pope Pius XI instituted for the whole Catholic Church in 1925; many churches took the patronage in the following years. Since 2013 the parish has belonged to the merged congregation Maria Frieden Hamminkeln, together with Hamminkeln, Dingden, Loikum and Mehrhoog.

The church stands in Ringenberg, a district of Hamminkeln, at coordinates 51°44′32″N 6°36′36″E. Since 1946/47 an open bell frame of three bays, modelled on an East Frisian bell house with a slate-covered gable roof and ridge turret, stands beside the forecourt on the right, holding three cast-steel bells from the Bochumer Verein.

The roof extends monumentally in an unusual pyramid shape that immediately catches the eye. This bold architectural form stands apart from traditional church designs and makes the building particularly noticeable against the flat countryside.