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Adolfsbergskyrkan

Address
Södra Hunnetorpsvägen 47
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Lund

Adolfsbergskyrkan is a parish church in the Adolfsberg district of Helsingborg, in Skåne. Built from local Helsingborg brick and consecrated in 1978, it belongs to the Church of Sweden's Helsingborg Gustav Adolf parish, in the Diocese of Lund.



The church was consecrated on Easter Monday 1978 by Bishop Olle Nivenius, following a design by the architectural firm Arton, through architect Olof Tengroth. Its layout draws on older monastic traditions, most notably an open atrium courtyard at the centre of the building, an unusual feature for a modern Swedish parish church.

The building is largely a single-storey structure with a flat roof, its eaves marked in copper sheeting. Only two elements rise above this low profile: the assembly hall to the east and the bell tower to the west, both roofed entirely in copper. The assembly hall's paired lean-to roofs, with the eastern side slightly higher, create a raised strip of clerestory lighting.

A striking detail is the brickwork itself: five hundred of the bricks bear engraved Christ symbols, said to allude to the biblical idea that if people fell silent in praise, the very stones would cry out instead. The large entrance gate carries a Christ monogram that only becomes fully visible when the gate is closed, and this monogram serves as the church's emblem.

Inside, twelve pairs of wall-mounted candle fittings, each marked with an engraved cross, represent the twelve apostles, while the altar is decorated with five engraved crosses symbolising the wounds of Christ. According to the sources, on Good Friday the altar is traditionally stripped bare and a rose placed on each cross. The altar cross was made by the artist Folke Truedsson.

Several furnishings reflect community effort: the four sets of vestments were funded and sewn by a local women's sewing circle known as "Damklubben", whose fundraising also contributed towards the font, the Christmas crib and a statue of Christ. The current organ, a mechanical instrument, was built in 1981 by Anders Persson Orgelbyggeri of Viken.

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Adolfsbergskyrkan

Adolfsbergskyrkan is a parish church in the Adolfsberg district of Helsingborg, in Skåne. Built from local Helsingborg brick and consecrated in 1978, it belongs to the Church of Sweden's Helsingborg Gustav Adolf parish, in the Diocese of Lund.

Södra Hunnetorpsvägen 47

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