Church of Christ, Copenhagen
| Christ Church | |
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Church of Christ seen from across the street
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| 55°40′4″N 12°32′42.3″E / 55.66778°N 12.545083°ECoordinates: 55°40′4″N 12°32′42.3″E / 55.66778°N 12.545083°E | |
| Location | 18 Enghave Plads Vesterbro, Copenhagen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Church |
| Architect(s) | Valdemar Koch |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 1898 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Diocese of Copenhagen |
The Christ Church (Danish: Kristkirken) is a Church of Denmark parish church situated on Enghave Plads in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Completed in 1900 to the design of Valdemar Koch, who also built several other churches in Copenhagen around that time, it was the first new church to be opened in the fast-growing neighbourhood to relieve the pressure on St. Mathew's. Its style is inspired by Italian Romanseque church architecture.
Consecrated in 1880, St. Mathew's was the first church to be built in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen. By the end of the century the population of the parish had reached 70,000 and the need for new churches had become evident.
The Church of Christ on Enghave Plads was the second church to be built in the neighbourhood. It was the result of an initiative taken by Th. Løgstrup, a pastor based in Fredericia in Jutland. He had heard about the shortage of churches in the rapidly growing capital and conceived the idea that pastors from around the country should donate a church to the city. He began a collection in 1893 and by 1898 adequate funds had been raised for construction to start on a site provided free of charge by the city. The architect Valdemar Koch was commissioned to make the design and ground was broken on 29 March 1898.
The new church was inaugurated on 6 May 1900 at a ceremony attended by, among others, King Christian IX and about 100 pastors from around the country. Construction costs amounted to DKK 142,000. As a result, the Parish of Christ was disjoined from that of St. Matthew's. The church was refurbished in 1963-64.
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