Bømlo Church Explained

Bømlo Church
Fullname:Bømlo kyrkje
Coordinates:59.6045°N 5.2107°W
Location:Bømlo, Vestland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Bjørgvin bispedømme
Parish:Bømlo
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1960
Consecrated Date:10 April 1960
Architect:Ole Halvorsen and
Arne Halvorsen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Concrete
Capacity:500

Bømlo Church (Norwegian: Bømlo kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Langevåg on the southern tip of the island of Bømlo. It is the main church for the Bømlo parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white concrete church was built in a long church design in 1960 using plans drawn up by the architects Ole Halvorsen and Arne Halvorsen. The church seats about 500 people.[1] [2]

History

The Old Bømlo Church served the area for centuries and eventually it was deemed to be too small for the parish. In 1960, a new Bømlo Church was constructed about 500m (1,600feet) to the southwest of the old church site. The new church has a rectangular nave with a somewhat narrower chancel to the south. The northern part of the nave contains an entrance hall with cloakroom, toilets, and stairs to the organ gallery on the second floor. On the west side of the choir is a priest's sacristy and on the east side of the choir is a church hall. The new church was consecrated on 10 April 1960 and it has since been the main church for the parish and the Old Bømlo Church is now only used for special occasions.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bømlo kyrkje . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2020-05-27.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-05-27 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Lidén . Hans-Emil . Bømlo kirke . Norges Kirker . Norwegian . 2021-11-15.