The Ansgar's Church (Swedish: Ansgariikyrkan) was a church building in Vättersnäs in Jönköping, Sweden. It belonged to Mission Covenant Church of Sweden, which in October 2012 joined the Uniting Church in Sweden.[1]
| Ansgar's Church | |
|---|---|
Ansgariikyrkan | |
 Ansgar's Church in September 2017 | |
  Ansgar's Church  Ansgar's Church | |
| 57°47′16″N 14°14′17″E / 57.78778°N 14.23806°E | |
| Location | Jönköping |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Uniting Church in Sweden |
| Previous denomination | Mission Covenant Church of Sweden |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 17 October 1965 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ansgar |
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It was inaugurated on 17 October 1965.[2] On the night before Tuesday, 3 August 2021, the church was destroyed by a fire.[3][4][5]
According to a police report published on 12 August the same year, the fire was caused following a lightning strike.[6] This conclusion has later been questioned, as no thunder was recorded by the SMHI, and because of witnesses of firework explosions.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Välkommen till Ansgariikyrkan!" (in Swedish). Ansgar Church. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Ingemar Thorsén (September 2015). "Ansgariikyrkan 50 år" (PDF) (in Swedish). Ansgariikyrkan. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Klas Widestrand, Louise Löfgren, Simon Fredling (3 August 2021). "Ansgariikyrkan i Jönköping förstörd i brand" (in Swedish). SVT Jönköping. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Therese Edin (3 August 2021). "Kyrka totalförstörd i brand" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio Jönköping. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Kyrka i Jönköping förstörd i brand" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Jonas Tubbin (12 August 2021). "Blixtnedslag orsakade branden i Ansgariikyrkan" (in Swedish). SVT Jönköping. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Sanna Hermansson, Markus Engberg (19 August 2021). "Polisen backar om branden i Ansgariikyrkan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio P4 Jönköping. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
External links edit
- official website (in Swedish)