(Former) Church of Peace

(Former) Church of Peace
Kennedyplein 18
5801 VH
Venray

Places of interest

Christus Koning Church (better known as the Church of Peace), is a former church at Kennedyplein in Venray.

Built in 1964, the Peace Church was intended to be a church for all denominations: a meeting point where religious boundaries fade and the idea of peace is central. The church was also a conference center for international meetings where peace could be discussed. On October 25, 1964, the church building was dedicated. A meter-high peace monument was placed in the square in front of the church in 1970. When the church was completed, however, it was not used as a peace center, but primarily as a parish church. Due to declining church attendance, this building could not be maintained as a church. In 2001 a demolition permit was applied for and granted, but due to protests the demolition was postponed and Thuiszorg Noord-Limburg was able to establish its office in the former church after a renovation. The former Peace Church is now a municipal monument.

Nearby

The distances mentioned below are the distances from the location above.

 
0,51km
Restaurant
 
0,62km
Lunchroom
 
0,74km
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5,49km
Lunchroom
 
7,63km
Lunchroom