Langenæs Church ( da, Langenæskirken) is a church in Aarhus,

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. The church is situated in the southern Langenæs neighbourhood on Langenæs Alle. Langenæs Church is a parish church, and the only church in Langenæs Parish, under the

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and within the

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, the Danish state church. The church serves some 6.000 parishioners in Langenæs Parish and holds weekly sermons along with weddings, burials and baptisms. Langenæs Church is a Green Church (''Grøn Kirke''), a network of Danish churches dedicated to implement and further an environmentally friendly operation and climate actions in relation to the current

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. The network agenda was launched by the National Council of Churches in Denmark (NCCD) in 2011.

History

Langenæs Church was built in response to sustained population growth in St. Lukas Parish prior to the

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. As the Langenæs neighbourhood was under development, the population was projected to exceed 30.000 people, so a splitting of the parish was planned, just as St. Lukas Parish had previously been split from St. Pauls Parish. This plan was halted by the Second World War and subsequent occupation of Denmark. From 1946, until construction began, fundraising campaigns were held every year on the last day of January in the adjacent

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neighbourhood until sufficient funds had finally been collected. An architectural contest were held in 1957 which was won by Arne Gravers and Johan Richter who later designed the

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Århus Statsgymnasium and

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. Building permits were obtained in 1962, construction began in 1964, and in 1966, the church stood completed. The church is built in red brick and concrete. It underwent repair and restoration in 2013, led by

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. In the process, visual artist Elle-Mie Ejdrup Hansen installed new glasswork in the nave, for which she was awarded Farveprisen (The Colour Prize). File:Langenæskirken 2.jpg, Tower File:Langenæskirken.jpg, Seen from south File:Alter (Langenæskirken) 2.jpg, Altar File:Alter (Langenæskirken).jpg, Altar File:Skibet (Langenæskirken).jpg, Nave

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Langenaes Church Lutheran churches in Aarhus Churches in the Central Denmark Region Churches completed in 1966 Churches in the Diocese of Aarhus

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