The Danish Church Abroad / Danish Seamen´s Church  was founded with the purpose of being able to 

preserve, develop and strengthen  

the national church’s efforts for Danish citizens who are working, studying or holidaying abroad. 

50.000 Danes and people with Danish sympathies live in South Slesvig. They need Danish churches and ministers.

Danish congregations who have chosen to settle permanently in a foreign country can be found around the world; The Danish Church Abroad / Danish Seamen´s Church is also for them.     

Representatives, young, tourists
Every single year thousands of Danes visit foreign lands for longer or shorter periods. Families move abroad because one partner receives a stationing abroad, young people study, take an au-pair job or receive training in an international company. Tens of thousands of others travel around the world. 

Where there are the most Danes in residence is where you will find Danish Church Abroad / Danish Seamen´s Church. Our wish is to be able to reach even more places; that is an economic question.  

Seafarers
One of the most important tasks for is looking after the seafarers on board the approximately 600 Danish commercial ships. There are seamen’s churches in ten of the world’s largest ports, acting both as church and meeting place for Danes on the move. 

When a Danish ship calls at a port, the seamanschaplain or his/her assistant will visit on board. The seamanschaplains visit on board is the busy seafarers contact with the Danish national church. Where the seamen’s church is to be found “out on the quay”, the seafarers themselves frequently make use of the church rooms.     

Emigrants
Many Danish emigrants live in Canada, Argentina and Australia.  Though they have chosen to settle in a foreign country, they still feel a bond with Denmark and the Danish church. For them it is of great importance that they can connect with the Danish national church via Danish Church Abroad / Danish Seamen´s Church.   

South Slesvig
The Danish minority in South Slesvig is served by 24 ministers in 39 congregations forming the union of Danish Church in South Slesvig. To be able to hear sermons in Danish according to Danish customs is an invaluable asset for our countrymen living south of the Danish-German border.