Intended as a representative counterpart to the cathedral, the 80-meter high dome of the Christ Church architecturally stands out from the ensemble of church towers in the city center. The history of the Christ Church is closely linked to that of the Protestant community in Mainz, as they set a sign of their self-confidence with this church.
In 1830, the then 1,200-member Protestant community acquired the St. Johannis Church. By 100 years later, nearly a third of Mainz's population was Protestant - over 30,000. The expansion of the city with the new town at the end of the 19th century came just in time in the search for a new main church. With the Kaiserstraße, a grand boulevard was created, in the middle of which the church designed by city architect Eduard Kreyßig still inevitably draws attention today.
Kreyßig had designed the building in the style of the Italian High Renaissance - the dome resembles St. Peter's in Rome. When the Christ Church was consecrated in 1903 after seven years of construction, the city gained a new landmark. In 1945, the Christ Church was severely damaged, and reconstruction of the house of worship began in 1952. Today, not only services are held in the Christ Church, but also events, exhibitions, and concerts.
