Protestant Church Versam

Until around the middle of the 17th century, Versam and its farms formed a single parish together with Valendas. The parish church and burial site were located in Valendas. Versam only had one chapel before the Reformation. The field name “Bi Chappälä” is a reminder of this.

As it was difficult to go to church and transport bodies from Versam to Valendas, the people of Versam and the Arezen farm decided to build their own church and cemetery in 1634. The foundation stone was laid in the same year and on December 11, 1634, two bells were delivered by the casters Leonhart and Theodosius Ernst from Lindau. A third bell by Franz Theus from Felsberg was added in 1846. They still call the faithful to worship today.

The organ in the church of Versam is not only a feast for the ears, but also for the eyes. The magnificent organ was built by organ builder Pankraz Keyser from St. Margrethen. Local resident Jakob Gredig donated the instrument in 1789, as the inscription under the organ pipes states. The baroque pulpit was probably decorated in a rural rococo style at the same time as the organ so that everything would fit together nicely. According to the document from 1711 in the church tower knob, the pulpit was built in 1710 by Master Felix Prader and Master Joos Bonadurer from Arez, a member of a local carpentry dynasty.