The history of Danish country church architecture is told by showing scenes of how the church was used by the congregation, beginning with the celebration of mass in a small and simple wooden church 800 years ago, and ending with the congregation singing in a village church of to-day. The development and the growth of the pattern of church architecture is shown.　　Dreyer in this film shows a series of churches from different periods with churchgoers in period clothing. Each period is separated by a shot of a church bell double-exposed on the sky. Although the film has a vibrant and instructive way of communicating the different epochs and styles to students, it does not exhibit the artistic quality that usually distinguishes a Dreyer film, except perhaps in some of the costumes, which were originally made for Day of Wrath.　　The board of Dansk Kulturfilm in autumn 1945 decided that their planned church film would exclusively be about village churches. Dreyer would rework the script that was written by editor and folk high-school principal Bernhard Jensen, aided by a committee of experts consisting of architect H. Lønborg-Jensen and Victor Hermansen, curator at the National Museum of Denmark. Dreyer had a first draft ready in mid-March, entitled Kirken er et gammelt Hus (The Church Is an Old House), which was distributed to the members of the committee for their comments.　　In the last half of July, Dreyer and Victor Hermansen travelled the country to look at suitable churches. They researched the details and at Dreyer’s request a number of technical changes were made to the churches, including the removal of porcelain holders for electrical wiring in Tveje Merløse Church.　　On 4 July, Dreyer went in advance to Ringkøbing. Shooting was set to start a few days later with the arrival of the director of photography, Preben Frank, who had fallen off a ladder and broken his leg, Fortunately, he was ready to cautiously start working again within a few days, with his leg in a cast.　　Otherwise, the production went without a glitch. Everywhere, Dreyer said, they were well received at the vicarages and they had no problem getting enough extras. On 1 august, they returned to Copenhagen with almost all their footage in the can. They only needed to film the church in Skelby, where the weather had been against them, plus a Swedish wooden church in Hedared. The economy was distressed so soon after the war, especially when it came to foreign currency, but there were no real wooden churches left in Denmark and building an interior set in the studio would be too expensive.　　The finished film was shown for the first time on 24 September 1947 to a small, closed circle, which included the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs. In December 1947, as was Dansk Kulturfilm’s standard practice, the film was presented to the press, politicians and others on a programme with four other short films.

《丹麦小村教堂》是一部情感温暖、充满人文关怀的电视剧，讲述了一个小村庄里发生的故事，充满了温馨、友爱和挑战。以下是该剧的剧情介绍：

故事的舞台是丹麦的一个偏远小村庄，这里风景宜人，居民之间和睦相处。主角是一位年轻的牧师，名叫亚当（Adam），他是一位心地善良、对信仰充满热情的年轻人。亚当在一次偶然的机会下来到了这个小村庄，开始了他的牧师生涯。

亚当在小村庄里面临着各种挑战，其中最大的挑战之一是村民们对他的接纳和信任。由于这个小村庄是一个传统而保守的地方，村民们对新事物总是持保留态度。但是亚当并不气馁，他用自己的真诚和努力逐渐赢得了村民们的信任和尊重。

除了与村民们的相处，亚当还面临着自己内心的挣扎。作为一名牧师，他不仅要关心教会的事务，还要处理自己的个人问题和信仰困惑。在这个过程中，他结识了许多有趣的人物，包括教堂的老管钟人、善良的老奶奶、热心的义工等等。

与此同时，小村庄里也发生了一系列令人感动的故事。有的是关于爱情的，有的是关于友情的，有的是关于家庭的。这些故事都渗透着人性的温暖和生活的真实，让人不由得为之动容。

在剧情的发展过程中，亚当和村民们一起面对了各种困难和挑战，但他们始终坚持着对生活的热爱和对未来的希望。最终，在大家的努力下，小村庄变得更加繁荣和美好，而亚当也成长为了一名更加成熟、更加有责任心的牧师。

《丹麦小村教堂》不仅是一部感人肺腑的电视剧，更是一次对人性的深刻探索和对生活的美好赞颂。它告诉我们，无论生活如何，只要我们用心去感受，总能发现那份真挚的温暖和美好的希望。