Jerusalem's Church is the main church of the

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community in

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. The church building is located in

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, central

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. The church was founded by missionaries in 1859, while the current building was opened in 1915 (replacing a destroyed building which dated to 1866).

History

The first

congregation in Denmark was founded on 11 January 1859 and was based in rented rooms in Store Kongensgade. The congregation grew rapidly and funds were raised for a new church which was completed in 1866 to designs by Ferdinand Vilhelm Jensen. The church was known as St. Paul's Church until 1894 when that name was taken over by the nearby St. Paul's Church. It was then called St. Mark's Church until 1912 when it received its current name. The current church replaced the original structure, which was destroyed in a fire on 21 January 1914. The current church was built to a slightly modified and somewhat larger design by Jens Christian Kofoed; it was constructed in 1915 and was reinaugurated the following year. The small four-storey building next to the church (MN. 2) is from 1866. It contains the church office.

Architecture

The red-brick church is designed in a mixture of

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and

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styles. It is 27 metres long, 16 metres wide and the tower stands 50.6 metres tall.

Interior

The Jerusalem Church contains an organ built in 1916. It was restored in 1982–84, and is considered one of the best organs in Denmark from before

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Gospel music

The church has three

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s with different profiles: Kefas has existed since 1976, Saints and Sinners has existed since 1994 and Revelation Gospel Choirer is the youngest.

Image gallery

Image:Jerusalemskirken in Copenhagen 1.JPG, The side with the main entrance on Rigensgade Image:Jerusalemskirken - side view.JPG, The side on Stokhusgade Image:Jerusalemskirken (Rigensgade).JPG, The church seen from Rigensgade Image:Jerusalemskirken - office.JPG, The church office from 1866 Image:Jerusalemskirken - wall.JPG, The wall with the gate to the right of the church

References

External links

{{Commons category, Jerusalemskirken (Copenhagen)
Official website
Churches in Copenhagen Churches completed in 1866

Church of Denmark The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church, sometimes called the Church of Denmark ( da, Folkekirken, literally: "The People's Church" or unofficially da, Den danske folkekirke, literally: "The Danish People's Church"; kl, ...

1866 establishments in Denmark Fires in Denmark 1914 fires in Europe 1914 disasters in Denmark