Ballangen Church Explained

Ballangen Church
Fullname:Ballangen kirke
Coordinates:68.3396°N 16.8206°W
Location:Narvik Municipality, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Ballangen
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1923
Consecrated Date:6 June 1923
Architect:Høyer Ellefsen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:280

Ballangen Church (Norwegian: Ballangen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ballangen. It is one of the churches for the Ballangen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1923 using plans drawn up by the architect Høyer Ellefsen. The church seats about 280 people.[1] [2] The building was consecrated on 6 June 1923 by Bishop Johan Støren. The church holds worship services two or three Sundays each month.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ballangen kirke . 2018-11-10 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-11-10 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Kirken . 2012-05-22 . Ballangen kommune . Norwegian.