Anyone coming to Balge can see the mighty fortified tower in the town center from afar.
Parts of St. Bart's Church in Balg are very old, probably dating back to around 1200, and are mainly preserved in their original Romanesque form (tower and main part of the nave, baptismal font and altar slab). The eastern part (choir) was added later, which can still be seen from the outside, as well as the earlier Romanesque window openings.
Interesting is a relief above one of the old entrances ("back of the church", outside): a tympanum, the depiction of Christ blessing. The embrasure-like openings above the current tower entrance are reminiscent of the time of the defensive towers. The Balg church tower was called the "green tower" because it was overgrown with ivy. Because of this, it was apparently used as an orientation aid for the warring parties during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).
Today, the church impresses with its successful blend of Romanesque and Gothic style, which makes it appear bright and friendly and makes it a beautiful preaching church - for words and music.
The organ (originally a Becker organ, Hanover, from 1871 and extensively refurbished in 1997 by Hillebrand, Altwarmbüchen) has 16 resounding voices spread over two manual and one pedal division.
