| Joutjärvi Church | |
| Native Name: | Finnish: Joutjärven kirkko |
| Native Name Lang: | fi |
| Location: | Möysä, Lahti |
| Country: | Finland |
| Denomination: | Lutheran |
| Status: | Parish church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Architect: | Unto Ojonen |
| Architectural Type: | Modernism |
| Completed Date: | 1962 |
| Capacity: | 650 + 250 (parish hall) |
| Spire Quantity: | 1 |
| Materials: | Yellow brick, slate, concrete, copper (roof) |
| Bells: | 3 |
| Parish: | Joutjärven seurakunta (Joutjärvi Parish) |
Joutjärvi Church (Finnish: Joutjärven kirkko) is a Lutheran church in the Möysä district of Lahti, Finland.[1] It serves the eastern inner city neighbourhoods, with a total parish population of 16,500.[2]
Designed in 1960-61 and completed in 1962, the building is the work of local architect Unto Ojonen, responsible for many buildings in Lahti from the 1950-60s.
The church design is characterised by its steeply-pitched roof — something of an Ojonen signature feature — and slim belfry. The building complex integrates a parish hall and staff quarters. The exterior materials include yellow brick and slate, under a copper roof. The building was comprehensively refurbished in 2005–2006, and a new remote-operated church organ installed in 2014.[3]
The altar piece, titled Golgata ('Calvary'), and exterior relief Kymmenen neitsyttä, were created by sculptor Pentti Papinaho in 1963.
The liturgical textiles were designed by Helena Vaari in 1990–1995.