At Nyvang, you can visit Sct. Stefans Church. The church, along with the adjoining parsonage, was built in 1884 in Igelsø, south of Holbæk, by the Evangelical Lutheran Free Congregation. The congregation’s members built the church themselves using yellow bricks
a slate roof and a copper-clad spire. The construction costs amounted to 5,000 kroner. Nyvang acquired the church in 1996 and rebuilt it in 2007. The church is now constructed with new yellow bricks, as the originals could not be reused. The interior of the church is, with a few exceptions, the original.
The Parish Act of 1868 made it possible for at least 50 members of the Danish National Church to form a free congregation, elect their own pastor, and build their own church within the framework of the national church. Political figures, including the reform-minded pastor N.F.S. Grundtvig, helped push for this legislative change.
From 1883, it also became permissible to establish free congregations that were entirely independent of the national church and not under the supervision of a dean or bishop. A significant number of independent and free congregations were established in rural parishes around the year 1900. Expenses for pastors and churches were covered by the members of these congregations. At this time, the cooperative movement was already well established in Denmark, so it felt natural for many people, especially in rural areas, to join forces to build their own church.
At Nyvang, you can visit Sct. Stefans Church. The church, along with the adjoining parsonage, was built in 1884 in Igelsø, south of Holbæk, by the Evangelical Lutheran Free Congregation. The congregation’s members built the church themselves using yellow bricks
a slate roof and a copper-clad spire. The construction costs amounted to 5,000 kroner. Nyvang acquired the church in 1996 and rebuilt it in 2007. The church is now constructed with new yellow bricks, as the originals could not be reused. The interior of the church is, with a few exceptions, the original.
The Parish Act of 1868 made it possible for at least 50 members of the Danish National Church to form a free congregation, elect their own pastor, and build their own church within the framework of the national church. Political figures, including the reform-minded pastor N.F.S. Grundtvig, helped push for this legislative change.
From 1883, it also became permissible to establish free congregations that were entirely independent of the national church and not under the supervision of a dean or bishop. A significant number of independent and free congregations were established in rural parishes around the year 1900. Expenses for pastors and churches were covered by the members of these congregations. At this time, the cooperative movement was already well established in Denmark, so it felt natural for many people, especially in rural areas, to join forces to build their own church.
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