The Church of the Holy Spirit
Helligåndskirken, the Holy Spirit Church, in the Herredsvang district of Aarhus was built in 1984, making it one of the newer churches in the area. It was designed by Hans Knudsen of the Aarhus-based firm Sahl & Thomsen. The Holy Spirit parish was separated from Christians Parish in 1975.
The first Holy Spirit Church was a temporary church rented from the Church Foundation. This small church, located on Snogebæksvej, was the setting for the parish's services from 1973 until the new church was consecrated on Palm Sunday in 1984. However, the church's bell tower was not built until 1997.
The Holy Spirit Church is the setting for a wealth of activities every day of the week and is a central gathering place in the area, which consists partly of social housing with many refugees/immigrants and semi-detached housing estates. The parish has a population of approximately 8,400.