Sekken Church

Sekken Church (Norwegian: Sekken kyrkje; formerly: Sekken kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at the eastern tip of the island of Sekken which is located in the Romsdal Fjord, at the mouth of the Langfjorden. It is the church for the Sekken parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design with a Swiss chalet style in 1908 by the architects Ole Havnæs and Knut Flåthe. The church seats about 130 people.[1][2]

Sekken Church
Sekken kyrkje
View of the church
Sekken Church Location of the church Sekken Church Sekken Church (Norway)
62.6606°N 7.3822°E
Location	Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	28 October 1908
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Havnæs and Knut Flåthe
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Swiss chalet style
Completed	1908
Specifications
Capacity	130
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Sekken
Deanery	Molde domprosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The municipal council of the old Veøy Municipality voted unanimously on 4 January 1902 to petition the government for the construction of a chapel and graveyard on the island of Sekken. The royal decree was issued authorizing the construction and the new chapel was consecrated on 28 October 1908. THe church bell was from the Old Veøy Church which was closed down a few years earlier.[3]

Media gallery

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  Interior
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  Exterior
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  Front entrance

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Sekken kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
3. "Sekken kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-06-22.