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Ohs Kyrka

Address
CENTRUMVÄGEN 9, 33173, BOR
Municipality
Värnamo Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Växjö

Ohs Kyrka is a parish church in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, serving Gällaryds församling within the Diocese of Växjö. This modest early twentieth-century building is worth a brief stop for visitors exploring the small industrial community of Ohs.



The church was built between 1929 and 1931 and consecrated by Bishop Edgar Reuterskiöld. It was designed by the architect Birger Johansson, with local builder Håkan Andersson of Ljungby responsible for construction, making it a relatively late addition to Sweden's stock of parish churches, dating from a period when many rural communities were still commissioning new places of worship.

Inside, the altarpiece is by the artist Gunnar Torhamn and depicts scenes from the life of Christ, offering visitors a focal point for reflection on the church's Lutheran devotional tradition. The church silver was made by the noted Lund silversmith Wiven Nilsson, whose workshop supplied ecclesiastical silverware to numerous Swedish churches during this era, while the bells were cast by K. G. Bergholtz.

The organ, built in 1930 by Setterquist & Son of Örebro, is a pneumatic instrument with fixed combinations. Its case was manufactured by Svenska Möbelfabriken in Bodafors and delivered in May 1931, shortly after the church's consecration, giving a sense of how the building's fittings were completed piece by piece in its opening years.

Taken together, the church's furnishings reflect a coordinated early twentieth-century commission, with architect, sculptor, silversmith and organ builder each contributing to a unified whole rather than a building accumulated haphazardly over centuries, as is the case with many older Swedish churches.

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Toilet
  • Hearing loop

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Ohs Kyrka

Ohs Kyrka is a parish church in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, serving Gällaryds församling within the Diocese of Växjö. This modest early twentieth-century building is worth a brief stop for visitors exploring the small industrial community of Ohs.

CENTRUMVÄGEN 9, 33173, BOR

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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: 9 Jun 2022. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: 3860d537-cef4-4846-a0af-0dd9291d4533

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

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