Laget Church

Laget Church (Norwegian: Laget kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tvedestrand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Laget. It is one of the churches for the Holt parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1908 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Laget Church
Laget kirke
View of the church
58.680032°N 09.062944°E / 58.680032; 09.062944
LocationTvedestrand Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Laget kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1908
Consecrated11 Sept 1908
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Henrik Nissen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1908 (1908)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHolt
DeaneryAust-Nedenes prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84883

The church was first built in 1908 as a chapel of ease for the northern part of the Holt Church parish. The church was consecrated on 11 September 1908. In 1967, the roof and tower were repaired.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Laget kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "Laget kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "Laget kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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