First Friedenskirche The first Friedenskirche was built for the
Lutheran parish in the centre of
Stuttgart from 1890 in
neo-Romanesque style, with a double
choir and narrow gallery and ceiling supported on wooden columns, during World War II.
New Friedenskirche The church was initially left in ruins, with only the tower still intact; for the holding of services, the large hall in the parish centre was remodelled. In 1959, the parish council decided to commission a new church building. The 1960
competition was won by architect
Eberhard Hübner. After the dynamiting in 1962 of the remaining sandstone walls of the former building, construction began in 1964. Although the architect favoured the use of natural stone, the parish decided on
concrete, making it the first church in Stuttgart to be built using this material. The new church was built with a flat roof, and the tower topped with a metal helmet. Consecrated in 1966 with enough space for 700 worshippers, the church also serves a Korean parish and a
Nambu parish. The church features a pipe organ by , and is a popular concert venue. In 2020, Volker Lutz wrote a book about the organ. A gospel choir holds monthly concerts. ==See also==