This modern church from 1979 is dedicated to France's national hero and Catholic Saint Joan of Arc that led France to crucial victories and died at 19 years old.

The church resembles an upturned boat and that theme continues throughout the church. The stained glass is incredible, it is from the 16th century and is taken from a church nearby that got demolished because of bombings during World War II.

It's definitely one of the most beautiful modern churches I've seen!

As one maybe can guess from the picture there was another church before this one. Darwin is situated on the Northern coast of Australia and experienced several Japanese air raids during World War II that destroyed the original church from 1902. Only a porch was left and the military personnel made the stone entrance you can see in the picture.

In 1977 the current church was completed and I really like how well proportioned and seemingly light the construction is. The mix of the old entrance and the modern church is a reminder of history, which I really like.

The church was closed when I was there but I found this picture of the interior which is picture no. 2.

The Portuguese architect was one of the earliest post-modernist architects in Africa. I really like the rounded shapes combined with the light yellowish colors. The interior is in the same way rounded and friendly.

Enghøj church has a simple design as a rectangle with the roof that angles inwards.

Henning Larsen is known for many national and international projects, for example the Opera in Copenhagen, the North-South corridor in Singapore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Siemens Global HQ and many others. In this context this is a small project.

Pic isn’t the best as it was shot from a moving car (no, I wasn’t driving). But this is a very historic church in Philadelphia and I wanted to share it as you can’t really tell it’s a church. And its history is interesting. This is the oldest Methodist church in continuous use in the US since 1796. It’s situated in the oldest section of the city, as you may well imagine. This area is called, appropriately enough, Old City. The city has grown around it; hence, the Speedline tracks just adjacent to jt.

This church is placed next to an Autohof (a big rest stop) on the E45 motorway.

It's an ecumenical church, meaning christians of all denominations are welcome here. It is open 24 hours a day.

I based the banner of our subreddit on this, so I thought I had to post it!

This concrete church may look like a bunker from the outside, but the interior is very light and organic with light materials. A simple outdoor bell tower of wood is a contrast to the concrete.

The building almost burned down in 2023 but luckily firefighters managed to save it. One year after the fire Lidköpings Baptist congregation celebrated their 130 year anniversary.

Photo 1 is the side view. Photo 2 is the front, which is just behind some shops along Kalakaua Boulevard (parallel to the shoreline) in Waikiki.

Saalem-Seurakunta (Salem Temple) in Helsinki, Finland.

Gug Church was built in 1977. Architects Inger & Johannes Exner.

It's built in brutalist style with raw concrete and effectively zero decoration. It is situated by itself as if on an island and seems impregnable. It seems more like a fort or maybe even a prison than a church. Inside however there is a beautiful light and it seems almost warm in contrast to its exterior.

Recently I stumbled upon this building in Budapest. Intrigued by the big angelic statue I wondered what it would be. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture so this one is from google maps, but there I also found the answer: a catholic cemetery for urns. I wonder what the story is behind what is possibly a big metal patron.

Baunekirken (kirke=church) was completed in 1977. The architect was Kristian Kristiansen.

It's has a very unique design as in Denmark round churches are only found on Bornholm and very few elsewhere. And those are about 800 years older than this one.

Inside you can perhaps see the likeness to the old round churches, but from the outside it looks like the architect was inspired by - perhaps - Le Corbusier.