Ålgård Church

This article is about the 2015 church in Gjesdal, Norway. For other uses, see Ålgård (disambiguation).
Ålgård Church
Ålgård kirke
Ålgård Church
Location in Rogaland county
58°46′07″N 5°50′47″E / 58.7685°N 5.8463°E / 58.7685; 5.8463Coordinates: 58°46′07″N 5°50′47″E / 58.7685°N 5.8463°E / 58.7685; 5.8463
Location Gjesdal, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 15 March 2015
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Link Arkitektur
Groundbreaking 25 August 2013
Completed 2015
Specifications
Capacity 430
Materials Concrete
Administration
Parish Ålgård
Deanery Jæren prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Ålgård Church (Norwegian: Ålgård kirke) is a parish church in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ålgård. The church is part of the Ålgård parish in the Jæren deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The church was built in 2015 to replace the Old Ålgård Church which was then too small for the congregation. The church was consecrated on 15 March 2015 by the Bishop Erling Johan Pettersen. The 1,800 square metres (19,000 sq ft) church was built at a cost of NOK 54.5 million.[1][2][3]

On the upper floor is the sanctuary, vestry, two larger meeting rooms, and a smaller room. There is room for 430 people in the sanctuary, but the large doors in the back can be opened up to the entry hall and adjoining rooms, giving the church a maximum capacity of 600. A 12.5-metre (41 ft) high altarpiece designed by Tor Lindrupsen stands at the front of the church. On the lower floor is the 180-square-metre (1,900 sq ft) kitchen, dining hall, church offices, seminar rooms, utility rooms, and closets.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ny kirke" (in Norwegian). Ålgård menighet. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. 1 2 Dale, Ole Harold (2015-04-14). "Ålgård kirke" (in Norwegian). Bygg.no. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. ↑ Løland, Geir Arne (2015-08-03). "Samlet inn 12 millioner kroner til Ålgård kirke". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-03-09.



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