Trinity Church

A Shorter History of Trinity Church

The location of today’s church once was the site of the City Hall and the Mint, which were both destroyed in the War of the Grand Alliance in 1689. The foundation stone of the new Lutheran city church was laid in 1709, the church consecrated in 1725. In the past it was supposed to be ‘in the place where Luther once professed his words.’ In fact, Luther faced Emperor Charles V in the bishop’s palace (today on Schlossplatz north of the Cathedral).

The blueprint for the new church was drawn up by capitain-ingénieur Villiancourt from the Electoral Palatinate. After severe damages of the 1945 air raids, the church was remodelled and reconstructed from 1955 to 1959 after the plans of Otto Bartnings and Otto Dörzbach. The former rich Baroque interior has yielded to sober 1950s design, a a bright hall with a raised choir, arched by quadripartite vault, white walls inscripted with the Creed and Luther’s explanations in large wooden block capitals. A cycle of 15 stained-glass windows presents Biblical scenes. High above the triple choir loft boasts a mosaic of Luther standing before Emperor Charles V.

text source: regionalgeschichte.net

Address

Trinity Church (Dreifaltigkeitskirche)
Marktplatz 12
67547 Worms

Trinity Church on the … city map (German).