Christ Church, Windhoek

The Christ Church in Windhoek is a built in 1907-1910 Church of the Windhoek municipality of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia ( Delk ). It is considered a landmark of the city.

The construction of the church was initiated in April of 1896 by Pastor Wilhelm Anz, the designs originated by the architect Gottlieb Redecker. After the end of the wars between the Germans and the Nama, Herero and Ovambo, it was dedicated on 16 October 1910. The church that was built in neo-Romanesque style with Art Nouveau influences is increased in Windhoek Central, the historic center of Windhoek. The 24 m high tower is like the rest of the church from quartz sandstone. The exception is the portal and the altar, which are made of marble. The sandstone is the only local building material comes from the Guche - Ganus farm just 30 km away. The color glass in the chancel were built by Kaiser Wilhelm II and manufactured in Nuremberg. The organ was manufactured in Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart, probably by the famous organ building company EF Walcker & Cie. The three bells of Christ Church were cast in 1910 by the bell foundry Franz Schilling in Apolda.

Trivia

The windows were installed after the long journey in the wrong direction, with the inside to the outside. This was only towards the end of the last century, as an expert visited the church for church windows as a tourist. Then all the windows were removed and turned the former outside to the inside, which increased the artistic value of the window.

Photo Gallery

Current

Altar area within the church

Historic window in the church

View from the Ink Palace

Historically

Recording from 1910