Sint-Rumolduskerk

Sint-Rumolduskerk stands in Deurne, a district of Antwerp, serving the local parish community. Its rectangular plan contains three long naves beneath the church roof. Architect Joseph Willems designed the permanent building, completed in 1956. Brick and concrete beams give the structure a modern construction beneath its historical influence.

Early Christian architecture shapes the building, while mid-twentieth-century construction keeps its form direct and functional. White natural stone covers the facade across its front. Two towers frame the entrance, and a large stained-glass window brightens the centre. Ivo Bakelants designed this window and the other stained-glass works inside.

Venneborgwijk began developing around 1920, and the growing parish first worshipped in a temporary church. That temporary building stood on Tirinusstraat from 1932. Albert Poels added sculptures inside, where coloured glass brings colour and light through the brick-and-concrete structure. The parish still uses the building for services and gatherings in Deurne.