Elsfjord Church

Elsfjord Church (Norwegian: Elsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elsfjord. It is the church for the Elsfjord parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1955 by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2] It was consecrated on 18 September 1955.[3]

Elsfjord Church
Elsfjord kirke
View of the church
Elsfjord Church Location of the church Elsfjord Church Elsfjord Church (Norway)
66.1058°N 13.5454°E
Location	Vefsn, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	18 Sept 1955
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Torgeir Alvsaker
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1955
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Elsfjord
Deanery	Indre Helgeland prosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

Media gallery

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  Exterior view
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  Exterior view
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  Interior view
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  A model of a traditional Nordland boat

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

1. "Elsfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
3. "Elsfjord menighet" (in Norwegian). Vefsn fellesråd. Retrieved 2011-12-01.