The history of Danish rural church architecture is narrated through scenes that show how churches were used by the congregation, from celebrating mass in a simple wooden chapel 800 years ago to ending today with singing in a rural church. Shows the development and growth of the church architectural pattern. In this film, Dreyer shows a series of churches from different periods, with church believers wearing contemporary costumes. Each period has a double exposure of the church bells in the sky. Although this film conveys different times and styles to students in a dynamic and inspiring manner, it does not demonstrate the artistic qualities typically characteristic of Dreyer films, except perhaps for some of the costumes originally produced for Anger Day. In the autumn of 1945, the board of directors of Dansk Kulturfilm decided that their planned church film would only cover rural churches. Dreyer will, with the assistance of an expert committee composed of architect H. L ø nborg Jensen and curator Victor Hermensen of the Danish National Museum, rewrite the script written by Bernhard Jensen, editor and principal of the Folklore High School. In mid March, Dreyer prepared a first draft entitled "Kirken er et gammelt Hus" and distributed it to committee members for comments. In late July, Dreyer and Victor Hermanson traveled across the country to find suitable churches. "They studied the details and, at Dreyer's request, carried out some technical modifications to the church, including the removal of the electric wire and porcelain supports of the church of Tvie Mercer.". On July 4th, Dreyer advanced to Ringk ø bing. A few days later, with the arrival of photography director Preben Frank, the filming began. He fell off the ladder and broke his leg. Fortunately, he was prepared to cautiously resume work within a few days, with a cast on his leg. In addition, there were no failures in production. "Wherever they are, they are welcomed by the pastor, and they have no problem getting enough extras," Dreyer said. On August 1st, they returned to Copenhagen with almost all their videos. They just need to photograph Skelby's church, where the weather is not good for them, plus a Swedish wooden church in Hedared. Shortly after the war, the economy was in trouble, especially in terms of foreign exchange, but there were no real wooden churches in Denmark, and it was too expensive to build a set of indoor equipment in a studio. On September 24th, 1947, the completed film was first shown in a closed circle, including the Minister of Church Affairs. In December 1947, according to Dansk Kulturfilm's standard practice, this film was shown to the media, politicians, and others in a single program along with four other short films.
