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Swedish Church
Joubert Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng
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| The 'Swedish Nordic Lutheran Congregation in Johannesburg' had acquired the building from the 'Deutsche Evangelische Gemeinde Johannesburg' ( German evangelical congregation) in 1910. These had erected the building – a plain structure – at the T-junction of Hancock and Quartz Streets on stand number 1903 Johannesburg in 1889/90. The stand – measuring 100 x 50 Cape Feet (31.5 x 15.7 meters) - ha d been acquired free of charge from the ZAR government. In 1910 when the German Congregation was in the process of planning to build a new church on larger premises in Ockerse Street, Hospital Hill, the Swedes made an offer to buy the old church for the sum of £800. The Germans eagerly accepted the offer subject to being allowed the use of the building until their new church would be ready for occupation. Although the old church plus ancillary buildings remained substantially the same the Swedes soon made some improvements to it. It is clear from the photos that the original corrugated iron roof coverings made way for slates and an impressive ridge turret was added. In 1911 the Swedish Church Council had presented their ideas to the partnership 'BAKER and FLEMING'. Who in turn on 10/11/1911 submitted plans to the municipal authorities for approval to effect alterations to the Swedish Chapel. The Swedish congregation remained in occupation until 1976 when they relocated to their newly built church, St. Johannes, in Kelvin where it still is flourishing as a member congregation of the North-eastern Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa (NELCSA). The old church subsequently was pulled down to make way for a high-rise block of flats. (Konrad Voges 2023) Books that reference Swedish Church
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