Versöhnungskirche
Versöhnungskirche stands in Hamburg’s Eilbek district as an Evangelical Lutheran church shaped by Reform architecture. Fernando Lorenzen designed it, and Hermann Geißler later completed the work. Concrete walls support a brick facade and rectangular plan, giving the building a clear, sturdy outline. The interior centres on a barrel vault and galleries along three sides.
Construction began during the First World War, with the cornerstone laid on 18 June 1916. Financial pressure and war interrupted construction. Work resumed after the conflict, and the church was completed and consecrated in 1921. Reliefs on the facade show Christ with evangelists and other figures.
Inside, a carved Christ by Carl Richter stands alongside Rudolf Schäfer’s large painting and Gebr. Kuball’s stained glass. Biblical scenes fill the windows. A ship model represents prayers for seafarers, while Paul Rother’s 1921 organ was renovated in 1958. Three steel bells date from 1916.
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