St. Lambert's Church, Bergen

The St. Lamberti Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bergen city in the district of Celle.

History

When here was a church for the first time is not precisely known. Probably one of the parish mountains to the Altkirchspielen the 9th century. The first mention of the parish ( Parrochia mountains ) dates back to 1197th It is known that in 1631 the dilapidated tower of the church had to be renewed. 1728 is erected a wooden bell tower next to the church. 1736 the old church tower is aborted and 1750 replaced by a new one. The current neo-classical hall church was built 1826/27. It is a three-nave building with ceiling pulled down over the galleries, which was expanded in 1900 to the east. 1880/81 had to be replaced the steeple. He is to this day. In 1900 the wooden barrel ceiling was provided in the nave with an ornamental stencil painting, which was removed during the renovation of the church in 1956 again. In the same building project the ceiling to avoid cracking with a textile fabric abgeklebt.Letzte extensive renovations ( interior and exterior renovation) was found 1981/82 instead.

On the exterior of the church building you can still find old grave stones, some dating from the 17th century.

  • Old grave stones and grave stones

(17th century)

(1848 )

Pastors

From 1872 to 1881 worked as a pastor sec Ludwig Otto Adelbert Spitta ( born November 27, 1845 in Wechold, † May 27 1901 in Hameln ), a son of the German theologian and poet Carl Johann Philipp Spitta. He became famous through his sermons here with historical, city and regional historical models which have been published as a book in 1875 held with sermons and lectures.

Organ

1828, the first organ was installed in the St. Lambert's Church, built by the organ builder Johann Heinrich Christian Friedrich Lohstöder ( Celle). The instrument had 22 stops on two manuals and pedal. Built in 1914, the organ builder Furtwängler and Hammer ( Arnum ) a new organ in the historic housing with 34 stops on two manuals and pedal. After several conversions and extensions the instrument was last Muhleisen in Strasbourg rebuilt again by the organ builder Manufacture d' Orgues. It has 35 stops on two manuals and pedal today. The Spieltrakturen and Registertrakturen are mechanical.

  • Couplers: II / I, III / I, III / I, I / P, II / P III / P

Ringing

The oldest bell ( Epiphany bell) dates from around 1500 and is located in a separate roof skylights. The rest of the bells ( obtained two steel bells in the bell tower ) received in 1976 an electric Läutemaschine by the Herford Elektricitätswerke Bokelmann & Kuhlo.

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