Members of the local branch of the Church of Brethren had to wait for a whole century, from the founding of the local branch, for an adequate place of worship. In 2010, primarily thanks to the tireless efforts of the preacher Daniel Smetana, but also thanks to the town council which donated free land for the new church building, the congregation could finally move from their inadequate villa premises opposite the railway station to the architecturally distinctive building designed in 2007 by Zdeněk Frank's studio.
The architect was successful with his design in an architecture competition whose motto was a psalm from the Bible, “Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.” He managed to incorporate the theme directly into the building itself, which is shaped like a ramp and which “reacheth unto the clouds”, like a pilgrimage to God and higher knowledge. He utilized the slope of the building site and partially set the building into the terrain. Thus, he not only insulated the building from the sound of the nearby busy main road, but also minimized its mass. The simplicity and austerity of the shape is accentuated even from the exterior by the application of two contrasting materials – raw concrete and fragile glass.
The building was organized according to the specific activities and communal nature of life in the Brethren Congregation and to the way it was to be used by the town for various events. Therefore, it included a prayer hall, two multi-purpose clubrooms, a vestibule for social events with a utility area, and a flat for the preacher.
The practically laid out, yet sophisticated architecture and integral concept, are all enhanced with artwork by Václav Cigler and Karel Malich. The former is the designer of the glass cross, made from ten layers of optical glass, with which the roof over the entrance culminates. Karel Malich created three artworks for the interior – The Lord's Table, pulpit and the relief on the altar symbolizing the victory of light over darkness. In 2012, the building was nominated for the European Union prize for contemporary architecture, the Mies van der Rohe Award.
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