Ål Church (Gran) Explained

Ål Church
Fullname:Ål kirke
Coordinates:60.3583°N 10.5856°W
Location:Gran Municipality,
Innlandet
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Hamar bispedømme
Parish:Moen/Ål
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1930
Consecrated Date:2 March 1930
Architect:Magnus Poulsson
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:270

Ål Church (Norwegian: Ål kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gran. It is one of the churches for the Moen/Ål parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1930 using plans drawn up by the architect Magnus Poulsson. The church seats about 270 people.[1] [2]

History

Planning for a new church in the village of Gran took place throughout the 1920s. Magnus Poulsson was hired to design the new church. It was a wooden long church with seating for about 270 people. The church has a large wooden tower. The church was largely financed by donations and volunteer work. The new church was consecrated on 2 March 1930. Around 1970, a graveyard storage room was built as an extension to the side of the choir.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ål kirke, Gran . 2022-01-23 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2022-01-23 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Ål kirkested . 2022-01-23 . . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Ål kirke . 2022-01-23 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.