Ansgar's Church
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
- ↑ "Välkommen till Ansgariikyrkan!" (in svenska). Ansgar Church. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Ingemar Thorsén (September 2015). "Ansgariikyrkan 50 år" (PDF) (in svenska). Ansgariikyrkan. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Klas Widestrand, Louise Löfgren, Simon Fredling (3 August 2021) (in Swedish). Ansgariikyrkan i Jönköping förstörd i brand. SVT Jönköping. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jonkoping/fullt-utvecklad-brand-i-kyrka-i-vattersnas. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ↑ Therese Edin (3 August 2021) (in Swedish). Kyrka totalförstörd i brand. Sveriges Radio Jönköping. https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/just-nu-fullt-utvecklad-brand-i-kyrka. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ↑ (in Swedish) Kyrka i Jönköping förstörd i brand. Dagens Nyheter. 3 August 2021. https://www.dn.se/sverige/omfattande-brand-i-kyrka-i-jonkoping/. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ↑ Jonas Tubbin (12 August 2021) (in Swedish). Blixtnedslag orsakade branden i Ansgariikyrkan. SVT Jönköping. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jonkoping/blixtnedslag-orsakade-branden-i-ansgariikyrkan. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ↑ Sanna Hermansson, Markus Engberg (19 August 2021) (in Swedish). Polisen backar om branden i Ansgariikyrkan. Sveriges Radio P4 Jönköping. https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/polisen-backar-om-branden-i-ansgariikyrkan-var-inget-blixtnedslag. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
Other websites
- official website (in Swedish)