Forsand Church

Forsand Church (Norwegian: Forsand kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the eastern part of the large Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Forsand, near the mouth to the Lysefjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Forsand parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1854 by the builder Tollak Tollaksen Gudmestad using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Forsand Church
Forsand kyrkje
View of the church
58.901205°N 6.098058°E / 58.901205; 6.098058
LocationSandnes Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1854
Consecrated10 Oct 1854
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Groundbreaking13 May 1854
Completed1854
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishForsand
DeanerySandnes prosti
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84182

History
View of the church

In 1854, the new parish of Forsand was approved. Construction on the new church began on 13 May 1854, shortly before the government approved the new church. The church was consecrated on 10 October 1854 by the Bishop Jacob von der Lippe. In 1963, the choir was expanded, the pulpit was lowered, and the floor was raised and insulated. The church also received electric heating. On 19 June 2016, a large triangular addition to the church was completed on the south side of the church, adding bathrooms, small group rooms, a chapel, and a kitchen.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Forsand kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. "Gladmelding! Innsamlingsmålet på 1,5 mill er nådd!" (in Norwegian). Forsand kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. "Bygningar". Forsand kyrkjelyd. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

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