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Bergakyrkan

Address
Öresundsvägen 9, 23735, Bjärred
Municipality
Lomma Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Lund

Bergakyrkan is a parish church in Bjärred, in the Diocese of Lund, forming part of a low white complex arranged around a courtyard in the style of a traditional Skåne farmstead. Consecrated in 1974, it serves Bjärreds församling and combines simple modern design with several notable furnishings brought together from elsewhere.



The church was designed by architect Bengt Hellborg and originally comprised three white ranges grouped like a Skåne farm, opening onto a park; one wing housed the church itself, with the others given over to parish offices and community rooms. Two further building sections were added in 1991, echoing the original style without exactly matching it. Inside, the church has a flexible, movable arrangement of furnishings, with wood and stone as the dominant materials, allowing the worship space to be reconfigured for different uses.

The font was designed by the Danish sculptor Torvald Westergaard Lemvig, who also carved a stone relief set into the wall behind it depicting the Last Supper, symbolically linking the sacraments of baptism and communion in the chancel. A small meditation space, created in 1994 to mark the twentieth anniversary of the wider Bergagården complex, features a central light-bearer and an icon of the Virgin Mary painted by Lars Gerdmar, marking a place for private prayer.

Several distinctive fittings reflect the collaborative character of the building. Ceiling lamps and wall sconces made from patterned pierced metal tins were designed by the artist Gunnar Hallgren, while the pew cushions are so-called “ride cushions” designed by Kristina Hellborg, and the pulpit cloth was woven by Anne Li Göransson. On the south wall of the adjoining Bergasalen hall, the artist Stig Carlsson created a modern version of the Biblia pauperum, or “poor man’s Bible”, pairing key New Testament scenes with their traditional Old Testament counterparts.

Some older objects have been brought into the church from elsewhere, giving it a sense of continuity with older local churches. A crucifix on the chancel wall dates from the fifteenth century and originally came from Flädie church, and a free-standing bell tower holds a bell that is a copy of Flädie church’s old seventeenth-century bell, the original of which is kept in that church's porch. The communion silver was made by Sven Albrektsson and given by a parishioner at the time of the church's consecration, while a processional cross by Walter Hübner was donated by Lomma parish.

The present organ was built in 1980 by A. Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik of Lund, with mechanical key action and electric stop action, and a newly built facade; it is a modest instrument typical of Swedish parish churches of its period, offering both fixed and free combinations for the organist.

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Bjärreds församling

Bergakyrkan

Bergakyrkan is a parish church in Bjärred, in the Diocese of Lund, forming part of a low white complex arranged around a courtyard in the style of a traditional Skåne farmstead. Consecrated in 1974, it serves Bjärreds församling and combines simple modern design with several notable furnishings brought together from elsewhere.

Öresundsvägen 9, 23735, Bjärred

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Provider record updated: 17 Jul 2025. This is not an independent verification date.

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