Stora kyrkan, also known as Östersunds nya kyrka, is a church building located in the Söder district of central Östersund, near Österängsparken. Designed by architect Lars Israel Wahlman, it was consecrated in 1940. The church's building has a frame of brick and rests on a base of granite. Stora kyrkan is a basilica, with a high central nave surrounded by two lower side naves.
At the eastern end, there is a three-sided choir. At the western end, there is a strong church tower with an entrance. The altarpiece at Stora kyrkan is a 170 square meter al fresco mural painting on the choir wall, created between 1939 and 1940 by professor Hilding Linnqvist. The baptismal font was designed by Sune Overud in Odensala. A rag rug, woven in 1936 by female patients at Frösöklinikerna, hangs on the south wall. A memorial candleholder, capable of carrying 72 candles, was created by Christer Wall at Hults smide in Östersund.
The gallery organ at Stora kyrkan was manufactured by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri in Gammelstad and consecrated in 1995. The choir organ was built by Olof Hammarberg in Göteborg starting in 1976. Stora kyrkan belongs to Östersunds församling in Härnösands stift.
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