Country Denmark Completed 1958 Opened 1958 Material Brick Architect Johan Richter | Denomination Church of Denmark Materials Brick Status Church Archdiocese Diocese of Aarhus | |
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Location Langenæs Alle 61
8000 Aarhus C Similar Frederik's Church - Aarhus, Jutland Racecourse, Åparken, Old City Hall, St Nicholas' Church - A | ||
Langenæs Church (Danish: Langenæskirken) is a church in Aarhus, Denmark. 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 Diocese of Aarhus and within the Church of Denmark, 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 was built in response to sustained population growth in St. Lukas Parish prior to the Second World War. The Langenæs neighbourhood was being developed and population was projected to exceed 30.000 people so splitting the parish was planned, as St. Lukas Parish had previously been split from St. Pauls Parish. The beginning of the Second World War and subsequent occupation by Germany stopped the plans. From 1946 until construction began fundraising campaigns were held every year on the last day of January in the Frederiksbjerg neighbourhood until sufficient funds had finally been collected. An architects contest were held in 1957 which was won by Arne Gravers and Johan Richter who also designed the listed Århus Statsgymnasium and Aarhus Concert Hall. Building permits were obtained in 1962, construction began in 1964 and in 1966 the church was completed.