The Dalvik Church (Swedish: Dalvikskyrkan) is a church building at Dalvik in Jönköping, Sweden. It is a Swedish Evangelical Mission church belonging to the Jönköping Sofia-Järstorp Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was inaugurated on 8 February 1969 and expanded in 1985.[1]

Dalvik Church
Dalvikskyrkan
The Dalvik Church in May 2008
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Dalvik Church
LocationDalvik
CountrySweden
DenominationSwedish Evangelical Mission
History
Consecrated8 February 1969
Administration
DioceseVäxjö
ParishJönköping Sofia-Järstorp

Near the Dalvik Church is the "Kyrktuppen Kindergarten", ran by the Church of Sweden.[2]

August 2020 fire

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On the night before 1 August 2020, a fire erupted in the kitchen in the basement, and damaged the building.[3] The fire was extinguished before it spread to other parts of the church. The Kindergarten activity could re-start.[4]

References

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  1. "Dalvikskyrkan jubilerar" (in Swedish). Budbäraren. February 2019. p. 50. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. "Kyrktuppens förskola" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. 12 February 2021.
  3. Nyheter, S. V. T. (1 August 2020). "Brand i Dalvikskyrkan i Jönköping". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). SVT Jönköping. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. "Brand i Dalvikskyrkan" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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