| Ålgård Church | |
| Fullname: | Ålgård kirke |
| Coordinates: | 58.7685°N 5.8463°W |
| Location: | Gjesdal Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country: | Norway |
| Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Denomination: | Church of Norway |
| Diocese: | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Parish: | Ålgård |
| Status: | Parish church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Groundbreaking: | 25 August 2013 |
| Consecrated Date: | 15 March 2015 |
| Architect: | René de Groot and Erik Thesen |
| Architectural Type: | Fan-shaped |
| Materials: | Concrete |
| Capacity: | 500 |
Ålgård Church (Norwegian: Ålgård kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjesdal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ålgård. It is the main church for the Ålgård parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 2015 using designs by the architects René de Groot og Erik Thesen from the firm, Link Arkitektur. The church seats about 500 people.[1] [2]
The church was built in 2015 to replace the Old Ålgård Church (located next door) which was then too small for the congregation. The church was consecrated on 15 March 2015 by the Bishop Erling Johan Pettersen. The church was built at a cost of .[3] [4] [5]
On the upper floor is the sanctuary, vestry, two larger meeting rooms, and a smaller room. There is room for 430 people in the sanctuary, but the large doors in the back can be opened up to the entry hall and adjoining rooms, giving the church a maximum capacity of 600. A 12.5m (41feet) high altarpiece designed by Tor Lindrupsen stands at the front of the church. On the lower floor is the 180m2 kitchen, dining hall, church offices, seminar rooms, utility rooms, and closets.