Vejby Church

Vejby Church is a small, atmospheric village church built of rough fieldstones, with shaped ashlar at the corners. The chancel and nave date from the Romanesque period, while the tower is a Late Gothic addition. The porch was added in the 19th century. The original south portal is still in use, while the north portal is bricked up and barely visible. A bricked-up Romanesque window can be seen in the east gable of the chancel – its lintel is roughly carved and not among the finest examples of Romanesque art.

Inside, the church holds a treasure of wall paintings. In the chancel arch, you’ll find the Virgin Mary in radiant glory and Saint Anne with Mary and the Christ child – popular motifs in the late Middle Ages. The top of the arch is decorated with leaf and vine patterns. On the north wall of the nave is a series of Passion scenes, painted in the mid-1500s by a local artist known from other churches in the Salling region.

Most of the furnishings are from the 19th century. The baptismal font is Romanesque with a smooth basin. The altarpiece, painted by Viborg artist A.F. Jæger in 1866, depicts Christ blessing the children. The pulpit is from the same period, with twisted corner columns and a simple design.

During the Grundtvigian revival in the late 1800s, both Lem and Vejby churches became centers of religious fervor. People came from all over Southwest Salling, and it was often impossible to find room in the church on Sundays.