Mennonitengemeinde zu Hamburg und Altona

The Mennonitengemeinde zu Hamburg und Altona is a Mennonite congregation whose present neobaroque church stands in Altona-Nord, Hamburg. Its story begins in 1601 with refugees fleeing religious persecution in the Catholic southern Netherlands. They found refuge in Hamburg and Altona, and first gathered for worship in private homes.

In 1675, Mennonite whalers funded the community’s first wooden church on Große Freiheit. After its destruction during the Great Northern War, a stone replacement followed in 1715. The community used that building until inaugurating the Altona-Nord church in 1915. The newer complex includes a church hall and pastorate, with a larger community hall and sexton’s house later sold.

The congregation belongs to Hamburg’s Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen and participates in the Ecumenical Forum in HafenCity. Its library dates to 1770 and focuses on Mennonite theology and history. Inside the church, a central pulpit and communion table express the character of a Mennonite preaching space.

City: Hamburg
Content updated: 2026-06-22

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