Evangelic Church / Evangelický kostel - Nymburk (Central Bohemia)
N 50° 11.380 E 015° 02.456
33U E 502921 N 5559720
Evangelic Church (Evangelický kostel) in Smetana street (Smetanova ulice), consecrated by local protestants in November 1898, belongs to the Nymburk' congregation of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (Ceskobratrská církev evangelická)...
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/17/2013
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Evangelic Church (Evangelický kostel) in Smetana street (Smetanova ulice), consecrated by local protestants in November 1898, belongs to the Nymburk' congregation of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (Ceskobratrská církev evangelická).
Evangelic Church, designed by architect Gottlob Alber from Brno, was constructed by Prague' builder Josef Blecha. The church, continuously used by Nymburk protestants, is neo-Renaissance single-nave N-S oriented structure with 35 m high bell tower on its south side. The simple and austere church' nave, equipped by organ and 360 seats, is covered by flat wooden ceiling supported by iron wood-faced columns. The belfry, originally with 3 bells confiscaded during war, is nowadays equipped by one newly cast bell.
The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (ECCB) is the biggest Czech Protestant church and second biggest church in general. It was formed in 1918 in Czechoslovakia through the unification of the Protestant churches of the Lutheran and Reformed confessions. The ECCB has about 115,000 members in more than 260 local congregations, which are broken down into 14 seniorates (presbyteries) throughout the Czech Republic. The ECCB was established in 1918 by unification of all Lutheran and Reformed churches in Bohemia and Moravia intending to be an ensuer of the Unity of Brethren. The ECCB is a member of the World Council of Churches, the Conference of European Churches, the Lutheran World Federation and the World Communion of Reformed Churches. [wiki]