Joutjärvi church
Joutjärvi church (Finnish: Joutjärven kirkko) is a Lutheran church in the Möysä district of Lahti, Finland.[1] It serves the eastern inner city neighbourhoods, with a total parish population of 16,500.[2]
Joutjärven kirkko | |
 Joutjärvi church in 2016 | |
| 60.984722°N 25.702778°E | |
| Location | Möysä, Lahti |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Unto Ojonen |
| Architectural type | Modernism |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 650 + 250 (parish hall)[1] |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Materials | Yellow brick, slate, concrete, copper (roof) |
| Bells | 3 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Joutjärven seurakunta (Joutjärvi parish) |
Architecture
Designed in 1960-61 and completed in 1962, the building is the work of local architect Unto Ojonen, responsible for many Lahti buildings from the 1950-60s.[1][2]
The church design is characterised by its steeply-pitched roof — something of an Ojonen signature feature — and slim belfry.[1] The building complex integrates a parish hall and staff quarters.[1] The exterior materials include yellow brick and slate, under a copper roof. The building was comprehensively refurbished in 2005–2006, and a new remote-operated church organ installed in 2014.[1][3]
Art
The altar piece, titled Golgata ('Calvary'), and exterior relief Kymmenen neitsyttä, were created by sculptor Pentti Papinaho in 1963.[2]
The liturgical textiles were designed by Helena Vaari in 1990–1995.[2]
References
- "Joutjärven kirkko". Lahden Seurakuntayhtymä (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Tältä näyttää yksi Päijät-Hämeen suosituimmista vihkikirkoista" (in Finnish). Etelä-Suomen Sanomat. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Lahtelaiskirkko saa harvinaiset etäsoitettavat urut" [Lahti church gets rare remote-operated organ] (in Finnish). Yle. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Finnish)