St. Mary's Church, Himmelpforten

St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church, southern façade seen from the Main Street
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church
53°36′52″N 09°18′17″E / 53.61444°N 9.30472°E / 53.61444; 9.30472
LocationHimmelpforten
CountryGermany
DenominationLutheran
Websitewww.kirchenkreis-stade.de/gemeinden/himmelpforten
History
Former name(s)Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Trinity Church)
StatusParish church
DedicationSt. Mary
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
  • Otto Heinrich von Bonn (design)
  • Christian Götze (construction)
Architectural typeaisleless church
quire oriented
Groundbreaking1737
Completed1738 (1738)
Specifications
Length23.5 m (77 ft)
Width11.75 m (38.5 ft)
MaterialsBrick
Administration
SynodChurch of Hanover
DioceseStade diocese
DeaneryStade deanery
ParishHimmelpforten
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Rainer Klemme
Pastor(s)Christian Plitzko

The Saint Mary's Church (Low German: Sünt Marienkark, German: Sankt Marienkirche) is a Lutheran parish church used and owned by the Lutheran parish in Himmelpforten, Lower Saxony, Germany. The Himmelpforten parish forms part of the Stade deanery (Kirchenkreis) within the Stade diocese of the Lutheran Church of Hanover. The church was completed in 1738 and covers the eastern half of the foundations of the demolished abbey church of the former Himmelpforten Convent.