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Aspenkyrkan

Address
Bentzels väg 1, 443 51, Lerum
Municipality
Lerums Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Göteborg

Aspenkyrkan is a brick church in the south-western part of Lerum, Sweden, built in the early 1970s for the Church of Sweden. This guide draws on Swedish Wikipedia and local records to outline its architecture, furnishings and setting.



The church was constructed in 1971–1972 to designs by architect Håkan Lindqvist and was consecrated in 1972 by Bishop Bertil Gärtner. It stands on sloping ground and comprises three storeys, each with its own ground-level access, an unusual arrangement reflecting the site's terrain.

The exterior is faced with reddish-brown brick beneath pulpit-style (mono-pitched) roofs clad in copper sheeting. Alongside the worship space, the building also houses a preschool, parish rooms and youth facilities, making it as much a community centre as a place of worship.

Inside, the church room runs north to south, with the chancel at the northern end. Six curved laminated timber beams support the ceiling, giving the interior a distinctive structural rhythm. On the south wall is a large painting covering the full height of the room, created in 1972 by the artist Kaja Bentzel.

Furnishings include an oak-topped font on a pine base, with a ceramic basin made by local craftswoman Berit Lija, and an altar formed from a solid oak slab resting on four sturdy pine legs. The altarpiece, depicting the Transfiguration, was made by textile artist Inga-Karin Jonsson, while the lectern combines pine and oak.

The church organ was built in 1972 by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri, with its tonal disposition altered in 2006 during a diocesan organ survey.

Opening hours

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Toilet
  • Wi-Fi
  • Hearing loop

Listed by the provider; availability has not been independently checked. An unlisted facility is not necessarily unavailable.

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Aspenkyrkan

Aspenkyrkan is a brick church in the south-western part of Lerum, Sweden, built in the early 1970s for the Church of Sweden. This guide draws on Swedish Wikipedia and local records to outline its architecture, furnishings and setting.

Bentzels väg 1, 443 51, Lerum

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Sources & credits

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: 20 Nov 2024. This is not an independent verification date.

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Church data retrieved 24 Sep 2026. Visiting details have not been independently verified.

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