st apollinaris

The St. Apollinaris church was ordained in 1797. In 1801 followed the secession of the parish of Lindlar, a while later it was abrogated, once and for all finally in 1812 complete separation, under strong involvement of Pastor Johann Peter Ommerborn. The church built in 1848-1850 burned down after lightning struck in 1897. A new church was built in 1898 under Pastor Matthias Schmitz. Boxing Day1926 collapsed parts of the Church ceiling. The current church was built in 1927-1928 (Professor Dominikus Böhm). Decoration was carried out over the years by collection of voluntary funds: 8 stained-glass Windows in the nave, new choir-Windows, 25 large church-benches, enlargement of the Nothelferkapelle, sculptures, repair of the organ and new stations of the cross.