St. Andrew's Church

St. Andrew's Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Lebenstedt, a district of Salzgitter, Germany. It is the oldest church in this district, it stands on the old Thingplatz in the "Old Village", the oldest part of Lebenstedt. The church is the seat of the Provost of Salzgitter-Lebenstedt.
Until 1925, the patronage of the church was held by the von Gadenstedt family, who had their headquarters in Gadenstedt and who had taken over the inheritance of the Lords of Lebenstedt around 1350. The first mention of a pastor of Lebenstedt dates back to 1281, in which the pastor Engelbert is named as a witness in a purchase contract. A rectory was first reported in 1392, which had been assigned to the then pastor Adolf von Wartberge as a dwelling. The location of the rectory is given as the western half of the churchyard, and today's rectory is also located on the same site.

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