Vist kyrka

A stone’s throw from the Kinda Canal stretches Vist Church’s unique tower towards the sky. Some may wrinkle their noses when they see the ‘concrete block’, while others see a living and distinctive testament of its time.

The earliest church in Husby-Wist may have existed as early as the 12th century. A first stone church was built in the 1350s, followed by another in 1745. The latter was destroyed in a fire in 1961. The current church was inaugurated on Easter Sunday in 1965. The old walls and window openings have been reused. The church is filled with symbolism and unique solutions. The altar has been freed from the wall and moved closer to the congregation. The pulpit has also been moved down, closer to the congregation. The church’s ceiling is painted by the artist Per Göransson. The chancel mosaic, altarpiece, was inaugurated in 1972 and is a work by the artist Bengt Olof Käl.