Søreide Church

Søreide Church (Norwegian: Søreide kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Søreidegrenda neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Søreide parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1973 using designs by the architect Helge Hjertholm. The church seats about 300 people, although by moving some folding walls, it can expand to fit an additional 300 people.[1][2][3]

Interior view

Søreide Church
Søreide kirke
View of the church
Søreide Church Location of the church Søreide Church Søreide Church (Norway)
60.3149°N 5.2731°E
Location	Bergen Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	16 Dec 1973
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Helge Hjertholm
Architectural type	Fan-shaped
Completed	1973
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Søreide
Deanery	Fana prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed by municipality
ID	249255

The church was consecrated on 16 December 1978.[4] The church does not have a traditional altarpiece, but above the altar hangs a pendant called "cross symbol" made by visual artist and theologian Hein Heinsen. The church is also decorated with four large murals by the visual artist Bjørg Hausle Bondevik.[5]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Søreide kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
3. "Søreide kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
5. "Søreide kirke" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 May 2020.