St. Paul's Church (), ''also known as Hadsten Church ''(), is a Danish church located in

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History

In 1913, Hadsten Stationsby had grown to a population of 1350. A large group of citizens were convinced that a city of that size must have a church. Until then, the city was served by two small churches, (Hadsten was divided into two

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es, divided by the river.) both located a few kilometres from the city. From 1900, the churches was supplemented by an Inner Mission community.Jensen, Børge (1994). Hadsten i 300 år, p. 195. The famous Hadsten-doctor, F.B. Larsen, bought in 1898 a farm in the small village Vinterslev. From the farm, he donated a piece of land for the church near the station. The citizens had in 1912 collected 15.000 kr. (2013: 164,821

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)Old Money.
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sent an application to the Minister of Church in 1914 to fund the building. The Ministry rejected the city council that same year, with the reason, that they didn't see the possibility of providing financial support in near future.Jensen, Børge (1994). Hadsten i 300 år, p. 196. The city council did not give up. The same year they received permission for church services in new built Christian Center (''Missionshus'')''.'' 22 July 1916, the city council sent the second application to the Minister of Church. This time, it was approved. The well known architect,

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, presented a proposal in old

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. The proposal was thwarted by the rising cost of materials, because of

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. At the same time Kampmann's son,

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, had an exhibition at Charlottenborg in

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, where a neoclassism-style church was exhibited.Jensen, Børge (1994). Hadsten i 300 år, p. 197-198. The church was completed on 23 November 1919. The church is dedicated to

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:St Paul's Church Hack Kampmann buildings Churches in the Central Denmark Region Churches completed in 1919 Churches in the Diocese of Aarhus Neoclassical church buildings in Denmark