Hello
In Archion I have found these protestant congregations that existed in Thorn before the Second World War.
Do these churches of these congregations still exist?
If they do exist, what are their current names?
Is anyone able to tell me the current addresses of where the churches were located?
Kind Regards,
Tamara Baum
Hello Tamara
From what I could figure out:
The Neustadt congregations used Trinity Church (Kościół św. Trójcy w Toruniu), which still exists but was deconsecrated in the 1930s.
The Altstadt congregations used the Holy Spirit Church (Kościół św. Ducha Świętego w Toruniu), which also still exists.
The original St. George’s Church (Kościół św. Jerzego w Toruniu) was demolished in 1811. A new one was not built until 1907 at a different location. I couldn’t find out on the fly which church was used in the meantime, but you might find some information about it in this publication. After 1945, the new St. George’s Church was turned into the catholic Church of Our Lady of Victory (Kościół Matki Boskiej Zwycięskiej w Toruniu).
Best regards,
Nina
Hello Nina,
Thank you very much for your reply.
With regard to the congregations for the Altstadt, does this mean that two congregations used one church?
If so, do you know why two congregations used one church?
Does it have something to do with the social status of the congregants or only where they lived?
If a couple were recorded as being married in the church books of the Thorn, Altstadt, Landgemeinde, does this mean they were actually married in the church building in Thorn?
Kind Regards,
Tamara
Hi Tamara,
The church was responsible for specific geographical areas. It had a certain catchment area within the city, in this case the old town, and also certain surrounding villages, which were also administered by this church.
I cannot tell whether all ceremonies and services took place exclusively in this one church building. At least from other areas where I have ancestors from, I know that this was not always necessarily the case. Sometimes some villages had small branch churches where at least some ceremonies were held. But I don’t know if that’s the same here. In my case, the location of the event was indicated in the church records.
Do you know where the couple came from? Perhaps you can check to see if that village had it’s own branch church.
Best regards
Nina