A parish church in Świętochłowice-Zgoda from 1931, built on a Latin cross plan as the successor to a church demolished because of mining damage.
The parish Church of St Joseph stands in Świętochłowice-Zgoda. The present building was built in 1931 as the successor to an older church, which was demolished because of mining damage.
The first church with this dedication was built in 1884-1885 in the settlement of the Otylia mine, between Zgoda and Nowy Bytom, and was blessed on 26 October 1885. In 1925 the existing parish of Zgoda was divided into two independent ones, Zgoda and Nowy Bytom. In 1931 the old church was closed because of mining damage, and it was demolished in 1932.
Construction of the new church began on 18 May 1931. The residents of Zgoda wanted a church closer to them, because the existing one stood too far away. The plot opposite the Niemcy mine was donated by the mine's management, and the blessing took place on 29 November 1931. The designer and structural engineer was Jan Affa. A day later the seat of the Zgoda parish was moved to the new church, and the presbytery was handed over in 1932.
The church was designed on a Latin cross plan, with a tower in the west facade. At the crossing of the main nave and the transept there is a small dome, covered on the outside by a polygonal ridge turret. The elevation is plastered, which in churches of that time was an unusual solution.
The organ, pews and an altar, which was considerably altered, were moved from the old church to the new interior. The bells were bought in 1932 from the Schwabe company of Biała. In the early 1970s the wooden altar and pulpit were removed, a stone altar was placed in the chancel, and the chancel wall was decorated with a mosaic. The author of the design of the present interior decoration is the artist Józef Kołodziejczyk.
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