Churches Goldbach has two
Catholic parish churches. The
alte Kirche ("old church"), as Saint Nicholas’s Church (
St. Nikolaus-Kirche) is called, is found in the old village centre. The sandstone
Romanesque Revival church that exists today was built in 1894 and 1895 on the spot where once there was an older building that had become too small. The newer church was later enlarged by adding a modern annex. In the west of the municipality, which at the time was a new development area, the modern church St. Maria Immaculata was consecrated in 1961, as Saint Nicholas’s had itself become too small to accommodate the municipality’s growing numbers. The plain
clinker-brick building with a 37 m-tall asymmetrical tower seats 600. The
chancel is graced by a monumental painting by the artist Curd Lessig as well as by a modern octagonal altar lamp whose ornate glass panes depicts Biblical scenes. One peculiarity of the church is its
organ threesome. Besides the main organ with its 36 speaking stops, built in 1964 by the organ building firm Michael Weise, the church also has at its disposal a Baroque organ from 1782 that was thoroughly restored in the early 1980s and a
positive organ from Hartwig Späth’s workshop. At municipality limits with
Hösbach, the
Evangelical Johanneskirche ("Saint John’s Church") is situated.
Sport and clubs In Goldbach there is a lively sport, culture and club life. Drawing attention from well beyond the region is the
Winterlaufserie ("Winter Run Series"), carried on
TV Goldbach, which is said to cover 10 km on each of nine appointed times. Further clubs are VfR Goldbach, AC Bavaria Goldbach, Gesangverein Harmonie Goldbach (singing club), Gesangverein Sängerkranz Goldbach (singing club), KJG St. Nikolaus, KJG St. Maria Immaculata, DJK Goldbach 1985 e.V., MSC Goldbach, KKS Goldbach, BRK Goldbach, Freiwillige Feuerwehr Goldbach (volunteer fire brigade), RG Goldbach, F.W.V. Goldbach. ==Economy and infrastructure==