Church of the Redeemer (Rodenkirchen)

The campanile dominates the composition, its silhouette formed by two interlocking L-shapes; a flat roof closes above the louvred bell-chamber openings on either side. Above the eastern edge of the tower rises a cross bearing stylised thorns, carried by a ship on waves — a motif that echoes the form of the altar cross. True to the L-shaped concept, the two wings meet at the chancel, whose north wall accommodates the slightly raised choir and organ gallery.

Two batiks by Margot Raumer (1982) hang in the chancel — the smaller left piece depicts Creation, the right one Redemption. The organ gallery has housed a mechanical instrument by Cologne organ builder Willi Peter since 1982, with 23 stops, two manuals and pedal; its richly articulated case of black-stained wood was designed by architect Wolfgang Sauerzapf, and Orgelbau Merten carried out a restoration in 2022.

Three bronze bells by the Rincker foundry have rung from the campanile since December 1971, each adorned with an anchor cross. Their inscriptions together form the Christmas angels' greeting — 'Glory to God in the highest', 'Peace on earth' and 'Goodwill toward men' — and fittingly, they rang for the first time at the Christmas Eve service that year. Each bell has its own role: the large bell accompanies funerals, the middle bell calls to prayer at noon and in the evening, and the small bell rings for baptisms. The ringing order also revives the traditional Rhineland Beiern method. A small 1934 bronze bell inscribed 'Come to me, all of you' still hangs in the parish hall's bell carrier, but has fallen silent due to a broken rope; a planned electric mechanism is set to restore it as a fourth bell.