Friedenskirche (Hillbrow)

Friedenskirche
Evangelical Lutheran Friedenskirche
Church of Peace
The Bell tower
Map
26°11′31″S 28°02′49″E / 26.192°S 28.047°E / -26.192; 28.047
LocationEdith Cavell Str, Hillbrow
CountrySouth Africa
DenominationLutheran
History
Consecrated22 September 1912
Architecture
Architect(s)Theophile Schaerer
StyleNeo-Romanesque
Completed1912
Construction cost± £6500 / fitments ± £1500
Specifications
Capacity350
Number of spires1
MaterialsConcrete / Sandstone / Bricks
Bells3 (1922)
Administration
ParishEvangelical Lutheran Congregation Johannesburg
Clergy
Pastor(s)Remo Köhne - 15/Jan/2017

The Friedenskirche or Church of Peace is situated at 30, Edith Cavell Street,[1] Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1912 and houses the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Johannesburg which was established in 1888 as the Deutsch-Evangelische Gemeinde zu Johannesburg (German-Evangelical Congregation of Johannesburg). The building was designed in the Neo-Romanesque style by the Swiss-born architect Theophile Schaerer [1]. The tall bell tower on a rocky prominence above Twist Street remains a landmark to this day.[2]

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