The Danish Church Abroad / Danish Seamen's Church (Danish: Danske Sømands- og Udlandskirker, literally: "Danish Seamen's and Abroad Churches") is a Protestant church. It was founded 1 January 2004 as the result of a fusion between the Danish Church Abroad and the Danish Seamen's Church in foreign ports. It was established to help Danes travelling abroad, particularly seafarers and migrant workers.
There are 53 Danish seamen's and overseas churches around the world. Several operate on a Scandinavian basis with Swedish and Norwegian churches. The Danish Church in Southern Schleswig belongs to the church.
The Danish Church Abroad / Danish Seamen's Church is working on an Evangelical-Lutheran foundation and in affiliation with the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark in Denmark. This has been partially done by assigning each pastor with a bishop of the national church: the bishop of Copenhagen supervises the churches in Europe as well as overseas sailors' churches, the bishop of Haderslev oversees the church in Southern Schleswig, and the bishop of Funen Diocese oversees the churches in Thailand, Argentina, Australia and Canada.
Danish churches abroad
Asia
Hong Kong, China Jerusalem Pelepas, Malaysia Singapore
Europe Algeciras, Spain Berlin, Germany Brussels, Belgium Fuengirola, Spain Geneva, Switzerland Gothenburg, Sweden Hamburg, Germany Hull, UK London, UK Luxembourg, Luxembourg Paris, France Rotterdam, Netherlands Costa del Sol, Spain
North America Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Grimsby, Ontario, Canada New York City, United States Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Oceania Dunedin, New Zealand Sydney, Australia
South America Buenos Aires, Argentina Necochea, Argentina Tandil, Argentina Tres Arroyos, Argentina
Former locations China 1910s–1950s: Lüshun Lutheran Church, Dalian Lutheran Church, and others
See also Church of Sweden Abroad (Svenska kyrkan i utlandet) Finnish Seamen's Mission (Finlands Sjömanskyrka) Scandinavian churches in London Norwegian Seamen’s Churches (Norske Sjømannskirken)
References
External links
The church's home page