St. Elisabeth
In the beginning, there was a new development area that stretched from Odenwaldring to Rosenhöhe, called Lauterborn and characterized by newly built apartment blocks on every street corner. As St. Joseph's Church was a long way away, the parish of St. Elisabeth was founded in 1966. As it did not yet have its own sacred building, church services were still held in St. Joseph's Church.
In 1968, a makeshift church was built with blue plastic chairs, borrowed kneeling benches, a hand-carved wall cross and an electronic organ. A year later, the parsonage was ready to move into. But it was not until almost 30 years after the congregation was founded that it was able to move out of the makeshift church and make full use of St. Elisabeth's Church.
The choir cross appears to be made up of many parts. Round, vegetative, sprawling on the one hand, straight, sharp-edged, two-dimensional on the other. St. Elizabeth is depicted with roses and bread. The figure is surrounded by roses, she herself forms the inside of the rose. An imaginary flower is to be created in the viewer's imagination, a flower that convincingly enriches the garden of faith. It is made of aluminum and colored, just like the cross.
Above the portal of St. Elisabeth's Church is a tympanum, a field of arches. People sitting in the boat, others standing outside and performing various actions - from praying to murder. A symbol of people drifting to and fro. The St. Elisabeth parish aims to give its approximately 3,000 members support not only through faith, but also through parish work: from the church choir to the ecumenical working group and the senior citizens' club. The congregation also supports the construction and maintenance of schools for slum children in Colombia through the "Monte Redondo" campaign.
St. Elisabeth
Richard-Wagner-Straße 73
6306 Offenbach
Opening hours
Opening hours of the parish office:
Thursday from 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.