Struer offers former church for one krone

A former church in Struer could be sold for one krone, a local councillor has suggested, as the municipality considers what to do with the building, DR reports.

Struer Municipality received the church as a gift on 1 January 2025, when the Voldhøj independent congregation dissolved. The municipality now uses it as office space for staff linked to Nordstjernen, a specialist residential care facility next door, but says the arrangement is too costly and cumbersome.

The municipal administration has recommended spending 450,000 kroner to demolish the building. Morten Graversen, a member of the Venstre party and chair of the municipality’s children and education committee, said he was not ready to support demolition because all other options had not been explored.

Graversen said a sale price of one krone was possible. A new owner would need to take the neighbouring care facility into account, he said, suggesting the building might be used for evening classes or a club. He also cited a yoga studio in an old church in Viborg as an example.

The Voldhøj congregation also paid one krone when it took over the church in 1993.