Ansgar Church

Ansgar Church (Danish: Ansgar Kirke, German: Ansgarkirche) is an evangelical lutheran church in northern Flensburg, Germany. Its congregation is the largest within the Danish Church in Southern Schleswig.

This article is about the church in Flensburg, Germany. For the church in Odense, Denmark, see Ansgars Church.
Ansgar Church
Ansgarkirche
Ansgar Kirke
LocationApenrader Str. 25 Flensburg, Germany
Websitehttps://www.dks-folkekirken.dk/sogne/ansgar-flensborg-nord/
History
DedicatedNovember 3, 1968
Architecture
Architect(s)Kay Fisker

Robert Duelund Mortensen

Svend Høgsbroe
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Haderslev
DeaneryDanish Church in Southern Schleswig
Clergy
Pastor(s)Merethe Neldeberg Jørgensen

The church is named after Saint Ansgar.[1]

Building

The creation of a new church in northern Flensburg was first proposed in 1949 by Martin Nørgaard, a pastor originally from Handewitt. Because of difficulty raising funds, the grounds were not purchased by the church until 1962. Construction of the church and its community hall were funded by a donation from A.P. Møller and his wife Chastine Mckinney Møller.[2][3]

The building was modeled, in part, after Notmark Kirke, a church on the Danish island of Als.[4] It was designed by the architect Kay Fisker, who died before construction began.[5] After Fisker's death, the project was completed by architects Robert Duelund Mortensen and Svend Høgsbroe. Construction began in 1966, and was completed in November 1968.[6][7]

As of January 5, 2007, the church has been placed under monument protection, and was remodeled in 2008.

Congregation

The Flensburg North Congregation was established in 1948. The church has approximately 650 members, belonging to around 500 households. It remains the largest congregation within the Danish Church in Southern Schleswig.[8]

Pastors
  • 1948–1951 Otto Marius Warncke[9]
  • 1951–1983 Martin Friedrich Nørgaard
  • 1952–1959 Christian Overgaard
  • 1959–1977 Martin Torodd Kontni[10]
  • 1978–1982 Bjarne Sandal[11][12]
  • 1982–1995 Per Østerbye[13]
  • 1996–2013 Sten Haarløv[14][15]
  • 2003–2016 Preben Kortnum Morgensen[16][17]
  • 2016–2018 Christina Theresia Frøkjær[18][19]
  • 2019–present Merethe Neldebjerg Jørgensen[20]

References
  1. Oeding, Andreas; Schwensen, Broder; Sturm, Michael (2009). Flexikon: 725 Aha Erlebnisse aus Flensburg! (in German). Ges. für Flensburger Stadtgeschichte. pp. Article: Ansgarkirche. ISBN 9783925856617.
  2. "Om Ansgar Kirke". Dansk Kirke i Sydslesvig. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. Helle, Skadhauge; Mogensen, Preben K. (2018). "Ansgar Kirke" (PDF). Ansgar Kirke, Flensborg Nord.
  4. Henningsen, Lars (1996). Kirke og folk i grænselandet. Flensburg. pp. 239–240.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. Faber, Tobias (1995). Kay Fisker (in Danish). Arkitektens forlag. p. 98. ISBN 9788774071471.
  6. "Ansgar Kirke, Flensburg (D)". Orgelfestival. May 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06.
  7. "Ansgarkirken i Flensborg". graenseforeningen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  8. "Om sognet". Dansk Kirke i Sydslesvig. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  9. "Om Warncke". Dansk Kirke i Sydslesvig (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  10. "Martin Kontni". Dansk Kirke i Sydslesvig (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  11. "Flyttemanden er ikke bestilt endnu". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). Vesterhavsposten. 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  12. Nielsen, Morten (2007-03-30). "Sognepræsten ville blive i Vestjylland". Jydske Vestkysten (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  13. "Døde". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  14. "Sten Haarløv". Dansk Kirke i Sydslesvig (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  15. Simonsen, Anker (2013-08-12). "Flensborg Avis Plus - Menigheden tog afsked med Sten Haarløv". Flensborg Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  16. "Preben Kortnum Mogensen pkm". Dansk Kirke i Sydslesvig (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  17. "Amtswechsel bei der dänischen "Ansgar Kirke" Flensburg-Nord". Dänemark Tipps (in German). 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  18. "Christina Theresia Frøkjær". Dansk Kirke i Sydslesvig (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  19. Simonsen, Anker (2016-09-18). "Flensborg Avis Plus - Sydslesvig er porten til verden". Flensborg Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  20. "Merethe Jørgensen er ny præst i Flensborg". Haderslev Stift (in Danish). 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

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