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Åmotfors kyrka

Address
Nolby 2
Municipality
Eda kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Karlstad

Åmotfors kyrka is a striking modern church in Åmotfors, Eda kommun, close to the Norwegian border. Built in 1961 to designs by architect Johannes Olivegren, it stands as one of Värmland's notable examples of mid-twentieth-century church architecture.



The church was built through local initiative rather than official church funds. The idea began some twenty years earlier when Gösta Schotte, manager at the Åmotfors paper mill, helped form a society to raise money for a church in the town. A sewing circle and other volunteers worked enthusiastically over the years, the paper company gave a substantial sum and the building plot, and Eda parish contributed timber. The foundation stone was laid in September 1960, and the church was consecrated on the second Sunday of Advent 1961 by Bishop Gert Borgenstierna. It was originally owned by a dedicated church foundation before passing to the parish in 1980.

Cast in concrete and rendered white inside and out, the building has an unusual, irregular plan based on triangular forms, with steep slate roofs and small, asymmetrically placed windows piercing the walls. The nave narrows to a point at both ends, giving it the appearance of a ship's hull, an effect best appreciated from within. At the eastern end, a tall coloured window rising the full height of the space depicts scenes from the Old and New Testaments; it was made in cut glass by the artists Randi Fisher and Ralph Bergholtz, and is said to be around nine metres high.

Inside, the altar is a heavy slab of granite resting on a concrete base. To the right of the choir stands a font formed from a granite block set into the wall, paired with a silver dish, while to the left is a wooden pulpit approached by granite steps. The church's mechanical organ was built in 1961 by the Grönlund organ workshop in Gammelstad.

The freestanding bell tower beside the church is a later addition, consecrated in 1987. It replaced an earlier wooden bell tower, built in 1945 near the paper mill about 500 metres southwest of the church, which had become unsafe and was demolished in 1981. The bell that calls worshippers to services is said to ring the melody of Nathan Söderblom's hymn 'Ring in gudstjänsttid'.

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Toilet
  • Hearing loop

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Toilet: The site has an accessible toilet.

Accessibility

Induction loop: The site has a hearing loop.

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Åmotfors kyrka

Åmotfors kyrka is a striking modern church in Åmotfors, Eda kommun, close to the Norwegian border. Built in 1961 to designs by architect Johannes Olivegren, it stands as one of Värmland's notable examples of mid-twentieth-century church architecture.

Nolby 2

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Provider catalogue data: Svenska kyrkan, Platser, CC BY 4.0. Separately credited descriptions retain their stated source and licence terms. Catalogue and visiting data reformatted from the provider. The English guide combines and abridges separately credited sources below.

Provider record updated: 5 Apr 2023. This is not an independent verification date.

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