Bethel Church
Bethel Kirke
A blue wooden church completed in 1775, one of Greenland's oldest surviving churches, with a whalebone arch nearby.
Bethel Church was built in 1773–1775 by local residents and missionaries using timber. Its exterior is painted a striking blue, making it one of the oldest surviving churches in Greenland and a landmark of Sisimiut. After the new church (Zion Church) was completed in 1926, this one was repurposed. Today it is occasionally used for events, and visitors can usually only see the exterior. The church, the museum and the whalebone arch are all in the old colonial harbor district, so the three can be visited together in about 30 minutes. The slope nearby offers views over the harbor and the colorful houses.
Opening hours
Exterior viewable all day
Nearby sights
- Sisimiut Museum
- Sisimiut Harbour
- Dog sledding
- Palasip Qaqqaa
- Nasaasaaq
- Arctic Circle Trail
- Amerloq Fjord whale watching
- Itilleq