Ansgar's Church
church building in Jönköping, Sweden
The Ansgar's Church (Swedish: Ansgariikyrkan) was a church building in Vättersnäs in the town of Jönköping in Sweden. It belonged to the Uniting Church in Sweden.[1]
| Ansgar's Church | |
|---|---|
Ansgariikyrkan | |
 Ansgar's Church in June 2021 | |
| Location | Jönköping |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Uniting Church in Sweden |
| Previous denomination | Mission Covenant Church of Sweden |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 17 October 1965 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ansgar |
It was inaugurated on 17 October 1965.[2] The church was destroyed by a fire on 3 August 2021.[3][4][5]
According to a police report published on 12 August the same year a lightning strike caused the fire.[6] This conclusion has later been questioned. No thunder was recorded by the SMHI witnesses claimed to have noticed firework explosions.[7]
References
change- ↑ "Välkommen till Ansgariikyrkan!" (in Swedish). Ansgar Church. 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.
Other websites
change- official website (in Swedish)