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Ansgar's Church

Coordinates: 57°47′16″N 14°14′17″E / 57.78778°N 14.23806°E / 57.78778; 14.23806
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Ansgar's Church
Ansgariikyrkan
Ansgar's Church in September 2017
Ansgar's Church is located in Jönköping
Ansgar's Church
Ansgar's Church
Ansgar's Church is located in Sweden
Ansgar's Church
Ansgar's Church
57°47′16″N 14°14′17″E / 57.78778°N 14.23806°E / 57.78778; 14.23806
LocationJönköping
CountrySweden
DenominationUniting Church in Sweden
Previous denominationMission Covenant Church of Sweden
History
Consecrated17 October 1965
Administration
ParishAnsgar
Map

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]

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

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  1. ^ "Välkommen till Ansgariikyrkan!" (in Swedish). Ansgar Church. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. ^ Ingemar Thorsén (September 2015). "Ansgariikyrkan 50 år" (PDF) (in Swedish). Ansgariikyrkan. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Therese Edin (3 August 2021). "Kyrka totalförstörd i brand" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio Jönköping. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Kyrka i Jönköping förstörd i brand" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ^ Jonas Tubbin (12 August 2021). "Blixtnedslag orsakade branden i Ansgariikyrkan" (in Swedish). SVT Jönköping. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ Sanna Hermansson, Markus Engberg (19 August 2021). "Polisen backar om branden i Ansgariikyrkan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio P4 Jönköping. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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