Sela Church

Sela Church (Norwegian: Sela fjellkirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sela. It is an annex church for the Malm parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1997. The church seats about 120 people.[1]

Sela Church
Sela fjellkirke
View of the church
Sela Church
Location of the church
Sela Church
Sela Church (Norway)
64.0050°N 10.7935°E / 64.0050; 10.7935
LocationSteinkjer, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1997
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishMalm
DeaneryStiklestad prosti
DioceseNidaros

The building was consecrated on 28 September 1997 by the Bishop Finn Wagle. This church was built near where the old Selahaugen church used to stand until the 1950s. In the forty years between church buildings, there were services held in the old school in Sela.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. "Kirkene i Verran" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-07-05.
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