In 1862, the teacher Mathias Niehaus made a vow to build a chapel. He collected the money and in 1863 the first chapel was built. Only three years later it was converted into a Gothic church made of rubble stones. The once small tower of the church was replaced by a stately tower after the First World War.

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Schwege owes the rise from a peasantry to a chapel community to only one man, namely the teacher Mathias Niehaus.

After taking a vow, in 1862 he laid out a …

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September 25, 2024

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At first only a chapel was built. St. Mary's Church was founded because the chapel was too small for the growing congregation. With 400 seats and a large choir room …

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