Kummelby kyrka, in the Helenelund district of Sollentuna, has a history dating back to 1957, though the church visitors see today was completely rebuilt and inaugurated in its present form in 2000.
The first Kummelby church was built in 1956–57 near the site of the old Kummelby farm, designed by then Sollentuna town architect Lage Knape. It could seat no more than around 50 people and was affectionately known as "Kummelby lillkyrka" (little church). Even after an extension in the 1970s, the building remained too small for the growing parish. During the 1990s, foundation problems forced a difficult choice between costly underpinning or demolition; despite the affection many held for Knape's design, the church was ultimately demolished.
The old church was taken out of use in September 1999, and within weeks the first spade was put into the ground on the same site for its replacement, designed by architects Anna Axberg Olsson and Hans Birkholz. The new brick church was inaugurated shortly before Christmas 2000, becoming the third church of Sollentuna parish after the medieval parish church and St Erik's church. Unusually, parish meeting rooms were built into the same structure as the church itself, separated from the worship space by a folding wall that can be opened to join the two areas together.
The interior is modern in style but draws on established church traditions. Artistic decoration is by Ulla Viotti and Lena Lervik, including a figure of Mary by Lervik on the north wall. Twelve consecration crosses are set into the brick walls around the church interior, and a large altar cross in reverse relief stands in the chancel. A processional crucifix by Eva Spångberg was given to the church at its inauguration.
The black granite font dates from 1957 and was carried over from the earlier church, fitted with a silver baptismal bowl inscribed with the words of Jesus inviting children to come to him. A mechanical organ built in 1987 by Walter Thür Orgelbyggen replaced the original 1957 instrument by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri.
The church has a notable place in Swedish evangelical history: in 1995 it hosted the first Alpha course held in Sweden, and the organisation Alpha Sverige subsequently kept its office at Kummelby church until 2009. Musically, the Kummelbykören choir gained recognition in the 1960s and 70s under church musician Anders Lindström, who introduced Anglican choral music to Swedish church life and recorded several albums with the choir.
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Kummelby kyrka, in the Helenelund district of Sollentuna, has a history dating back to 1957, though the church visitors see today was completely rebuilt and inaugurated in its present form in 2000.
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