Lund Church (Agder)

Lund Church (Norwegian: Lund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the district of Lund in the borough of Lund near the central part of the city of Kristiansand. It is the church for the Lund parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, brick church was built in a hexagonal design in 1987 using plans drawn up by the architects J. Landsverk and Nordbø. The church seats about 360 people.[1][2]

Lund Church
Lund kirke
View of the church
58.1526°N 08.0121°E
Location	Kristiansand Municipality, Agder
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1958
Consecrated	1987
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Landsverk and Nordbø
Architectural type	Hexagonal
Completed	1987
Specifications
Capacity	360
Materials	Brick
Administration
Parish	Lund
Deanery	Kristiansand domprosti
Diocese	Agder og Telemark

History

The church was founded in 1958 when a former German field hospital was rebuilt according to drawings by Alv Erikstad to be an interim church. On the night of 13 June 1985, the church burned down. A new church was constructed on the same site and it was completed in 1987. The present design of the church includes the main sanctuary, church hall, fireplace room, baptismal room, two kitchens, offices, and a kindergarten. Outside the church, there is a free-standing bell tower.[3]

Media gallery

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  The main entrance to the church building
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  The bell tower

See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Lund kirke, Kristiansand". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
3. "Lund kirke". Norske-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.

External links

• Media related to Lund kirke at Wikimedia Commons