Time Church

Time Church (Norwegian: Time kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Time Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Time, just a short distance east of the town of Bryne. It is the church for the Time parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1859 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2]

Time Church
Time kyrkje
View of the church
Time Church
Location of the church
Time Church
Time Church (Norway)
58.7264°N 05.6951°E / 58.7264; 05.6951
LocationTime Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1859
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishTime
DeaneryJæren prosti
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85622

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1319, but the church was not new at that time. The first church on this site was likely a stave church built during the 13th century. The stave church was in use for several centuries until 1627 when it was torn down. A new long church was build on the same site which was completed in the early 1630s. In 1829, the church was torn down and a new church was again rebuilt on the same site. The new church was consecrate in 1830. In 1858, the church was struck by lightning and it burned to the ground. The following year, 1859, a new church was completed on the same site.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Time kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. "Time kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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