Taulumäki Church () is the principal

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church in

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, the administrative centre of the

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. Designed by architect

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(1893–1958), its construction began in 1928. The church was inaugurated on October 27, 1929, and replaces the 1885 church designed by

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, which had burned down on January 27, 1918. The church has

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es on Biblical themes – ''Lapsi on meille syntynyt'' ("To us a child is born", Isaiah 9:6) and ''Se on täytetty'' ("It is finished," John 19:30) – painted by

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.Marja Junttila, ''Paavo Leinonen 1894–1964.'' Oulu Art Museum, No. 25, 1994. . Leinonen also decorated the pulpit and made other interior paintings as well.Taulumäen kirkko rakennusperintörekisterissä
Retrieved 11 Dec. 2010. The altarpiece of the church, painted by

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and rescued from the fire that destroyed the previous church, features ''Pietari käy yli veden'' ("Peter on the water") and below it

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's painting ''Kristus ja lampaita'' ("Christ and the sheep.") The original church roof, gutters and window frames were replaced during a renovation in the summer of 2007.
Taulumäen kirkossa kattoremontti
' ("Taulumäki Church roof repairs"), 4 May 2007,

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. Retrieved 14 June 2007. A cemetery to the south of the church dates to 1838 and was extended in 1899, 1924 and 1941.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taulumaki Church Lutheran churches in Finland 19th-century Lutheran churches Buildings and structures in Jyväskylä