Vårdnäs kyrka

Beautifully located about thirty kilometers south of Linköping lies Vårdnäs Church. The church was built in 1796 when the old church was considered too small. The church, which today can accommodate 600 people, underwent its most recent renovation from 2001 to 2002.

The church was built in 1796 when the old church was considered too small. The church, which today can accommodate 600 people, underwent its most recent renovation from 2001 to 2002. A complete interior renovation was carried out at that time. The large church hall was given a very warm and welcoming color scheme.

The altarpiece was painted by Pehr Hörberg in 1802 and depicts the Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:1-13). The church contains several objects worth seeing, including a robust church chest from the 1600s, where the church’s money and valuable items were kept. It required four keys, held by four different people, to open the chest. A reminder to us that through the four evangelists—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—we have been given four keys to the true treasure of the church: The unconditional gospel.