The Evangelical Parish of the Augsburg Confession in Orzesze

Ul. Powstańców 6
43-180 Orzesze
Rev. Henryk Reske
orzesze.luteranie.pl
orzesze@luteranie.pl

A parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Poland, in the Diocese of Katowice with about 400 members. The city lies on the Rybnik Plateau. The church was designed by arch. F. Henry of Breslau was built in 1912-1913 in the rural Maclemburg-Pomeranian style. The consecration took place on May 13, 1913. The church tower has an original clock mechanism dating from 1912. The parish has a 40-member church choir which already existed before World War II. There are regular youth meetings, religious instruction by age groups, Sunday School classes for children, and women’s meetings. The parish will host LWF guests together with the parish in Czerwionka Leszczyny.