"Balge and Schweringen have belonged together since time immemorial", is the saying in Balge in reference to their membership of a church. The fact that Balge belonged to the diocese of Minden in the Middle Ages, while Schweringen belonged to the diocese of Bremen, proves that "immemorial times" is a rather relative term. After all, Schweringen actually belongs to the parish of Balge today as a chapel parish, even if the political separation of the two villages has been maintained.
The term "chapel" is actually misleading for the mighty building in Schweringen. This place of worship has everything that makes a church.
The current building was consecrated in 1922: the new building was planned at the end of the 19th century. The First World War ultimately paralyzed the construction work that had begun, so the building was not completed until the early 1920s. The architect was the master church builder Ed. Wendebourg from Hanover.
The Schweringen "chapel" is a small architectural peculiarity, as it is built on the basic form of a Greek cross in the relatively rare neo-Romanesque style. This also explains the "kink" in the roof of the church tower, which seems strange to the uninitiated: the tower was not intended to be too high in order to preserve the Romanesque impression. He had lived in Schweringen since the 1920s and processed his personal experiences from the Second World War in this altarpiece.
The distinctive local color of this church can also be seen in many other places - for example in the stained glass windows donated by the citizens of Schweringen at the time. At the time, it was built with a great deal of personal contribution - allegedly instead of a Weser bridge, which was also under discussion at the time. But for the people of Schweringen, having their "own church in the village" was obviously more important. The first winter church in the Middle Weser region was consecrated here in 2008.
The term "chapel" is actually misleading for the mighty building in Schweringen. This place of worship has everything that makes a church.
The current building was consecrated in 1922: the new building was planned at the end of the 19th century. The First World War ultimately paralyzed the construction work that had begun, so the building was not completed until the early 1920s. The architect was the master church builder Ed. Wendebourg from Hanover.
The Schweringen "chapel" is a small architectural peculiarity, as it is built on the basic form of a Greek cross in the relatively rare neo-Romanesque style. This also explains the "kink" in the roof of the church tower, which seems strange to the uninitiated: the tower was not intended to be too high in order to preserve the Romanesque impression. He had lived in Schweringen since the 1920s and processed his personal experiences from the Second World War in this altarpiece.
The distinctive local color of this church can also be seen in many other places - for example in the stained glass windows donated by the citizens of Schweringen at the time. At the time, it was built with a great deal of personal contribution - allegedly instead of a Weser bridge, which was also under discussion at the time. But for the people of Schweringen, having their "own church in the village" was obviously more important. The first winter church in the Middle Weser region was consecrated here in 2008.
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