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Kirchenauf took Ellerstadt 20.Mai2007

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Report 12 May 2007

church leadership in Ellerstadt on 05/12/2007

explanation of the purpose of the event:

examination of the concepts and suitability of the church leader

• review of the presentation skills of the church found
• Any suggestions to improve the presentation of the candidates
• Any suggestions to improve the presentation skills of the Church
• question: Is this church for the concept of the church is open?
• question: Is this the EKD Church concept Spiritual Church leadership possible?
• question: are useful in this church and church-oriented educational experience tours?
• question: what other concepts are planned?
  
  The participants were representatives of the Protestant Church, Protestant Adult Education Kaiserslautern, educators, historians, architects, church musicians and the group of church leaders to be tested, their respective home churches in different cycles visit in the next few weeks will be investigated by the Commission.

summary and presentation of results

My audit guide on 12/5/2007 lasted from 10.30 bis 11.00 clock clock and the following discussion and analysis from 11.00 clock 11.30 clock.

The presentation was rated very convincing and understandable.

The social history of the parish Ellerstadt way of early medieval Beginnings to the peak in the national pride of the New German Reich in the construction of the new church in 1894 was presented very plausible and understandable.

Playful elements, keyword Churches memory, as well as contemporary perspectives on spirituality harmoniously rounded off the presentation.

Further plans for Ellerstadt:

Kirchernföhrungsbausteins the realization of another community festival. (From the previously proposed approaches for different guides)

On Heritage Day 09.09.2007 to art history and history in-depth Presentations for visitors to the church are offered.

findings and recommendations

Architectural and Historical aspects - appearance of the grounds

• Very nice representative structure, which is architectural history is so interesting that he EHD, community festivals and other occasions necessarily an interested public should be presented. (Enthusiasm of the Berlin architect!)

• The external system should not be closed to visitors at least there a lingering and strolling allow.
  The area behind the church should absolutely be included in the concept of a church with a garden. There is especially a good chance to offer an almost idyllic place of peace, contemplation and contemplative lingering .

• visitors should definitely give us information about the specific value of the church are offered
  in the form of posters, one should also outside information about the historical and architectural significance of the church, Ffaltblatt, posters, historical and art historical church tours.

• This Church is to participate because of your art-historical particularities especially value the concept of the open churches. Aspects of supervision and security are problematic because of the lack of mobile art objects. Communities, as Deidesheim have had very positive experiences with this experiment!
  

Architectural and Historical aspects - appearance of the indoor unit

• The visual impression of the church interior is impressive, even overwhelming.
  be criticized, however, some cracks in the otherwise well-kept appearance of the church.

sanctuary

• The altar is in the box designed to look bright in the wood to "worthless" in comparison to the "noble" wood interior of the church.
  A valuable look would be the architectural quality of the room adequate.
  darker staining of the wood surfaces, applied strips ornaments that match the style of the chancel wall, would help to improve the appearance.

• The carpet under the altar has a "cheap" and very disturbing. You should give it up. To put the altar on the clean stone floor, is much more "noble".

• The pure, clear look of the windows over the Presbyter banks is disturbed by the windowsill set out potted plants.

• A certainly important info information on how the "green rooster," but is not here, but in the notification area.
  

benches and walls

• right and left on the walls next to the gallery are "removed area" for wood walls, large posters, etc.
  disturbs the visual clarity and quality of the room enormous. Should definitely be removed.

• The two plaques on the two world wars left and right on the wall next to the very artistically designed Kanzelwand push too much in the foreground. They are not part of the foundation planning. They are an architectural and even theological mistake.
  The commemoration is important and useful and can be safely outside the church, as the already existing memorial column at 19 Century will also find a worthy place. Otherwise, a less obtrusive place inside the walls beneath the loft is better.

• The seating arrangement should be different (eg. Transversely) extending to the worshipers more openness and sense of solemn beauty of the space possible is. In addition, an opening of the floor space in the center of the building at the Cross of the roof would do the graceful architecture of the room very well.

• The church will accommodate very rich, with benches, could be dispensed in the area below the loft all out and remodel there so far that this is one part of the area for communication, for example, church coffee, book bazaar, information desk is created and on the other page provide a small sacral area for quiet seclusion, prayer, prayer, candles, etc.
  suited for this but most particularly the Turmstübel. That would be after the experience in other churches also a corresponding magnet in a "open church". The instructions booklet where guests return the books reflect.
  

organ loft and

• The beautiful organ can be from normal churchgoers seeing unfortunately not perceived. Also here is the possibility of change of the benches and referred

• secure historical reasons, by the later installation of the organ, but too bad for the optical clarity of the church architecture is the adjustment of the beautiful west window by the organ.

• After the construction of the Church valid "Wiesbaden Programme" and in force today Bauempfehlungen for Protestant churches would be a transfer of the organ above or behind the pulpit, altar, a very successful solution on the value of architecture could again increase significantly.
  are certainly contrary to cost issues including practical considerations of implementation.

• A lectern in the symmetric-optical interaction with the baptismal font would overcome the "stiff neck" problem with the narrowness and height of the pulpit.

reaction of the church means to the community

• There are a few worship opportunities throughout the church. There is a more representative sense of space, the individuals almost humiliated and depressed.
  reasons are firstly the large amount of the pews. And second, the worshipers sit directly in the very high space and quite close to the high altar pulpit. Where as, under the gallery-sitting service visitor is sitting very far away and hidden.

• The entire church complex is not disabled. A negative impact on the number of churchgoers is inevitable!
  absolutely required to initiate construction plans!

• No toilets! This is now the standard required!

• A community experience of the community in this architecture is difficult
  type of seating separates individuals from more.

• No close relationship between pastor and congregation possible:
  sermon is from the high pulpit. Ambo is a possible remedy.