The George Church is the main church in the center of Eisenach , in the southern part of the market . Here preached Martin Luther at the time of the Reformation , which makes them one of the oldest Protestant was at all places of worship. Johann Sebastian Bach was baptized in it.
The in 1196 first documented church presents itself today in its basic form as a Gothic hall church is, which arose from the original building from 1515. At the end of the 16th century and again in the 17th and 18th centuries were made conversions, so that they now appears as a mixed picture of different eras. The richly decorated pulpit was built in 1676, the baroque organ 1719. The neo-baroque tower was finally added from 1899 to 1902 the hitherto towerless Church. Built around 1585 bell house was rebuilt in the 1970s and has since served as a living room. Since the restoration of 1978, the Church shows again its historically grown colors and shapes. From 2011 to 2014, the church interior was once again extensively renovated
