The Church of Sweden is closing down historic churches during the colder months of the year to meet its climate agenda goals.

The Lutheran national Church of Sweden will close down seven churches on the island of Gotland, including historic churches from the Middle Ages, from October to May every year.

The Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio reported that churches in Gotland that are heated with oil will be affected by the closures due to the Church of Sweden’s official climate roadmap that seeks to eliminate the use fossil fuels for heating until the end of 2027. Because it is too expensive to switch to other energy sources for heating, the pastorate of the town of Romakloster decided to close down the churches because they could not be heated for church services.

“People are disappointed, but I don’t really know what else to do,” said Mathias Eldnor, the cemetery and property manager for Romakloster’s pastorate.