Brumunddal Church Explained

Brumunddal Church
Fullname:Brumunddal kirke
Coordinates:60.8846°N 10.9528°W
Location:Ringsaker Municipality,
Innlandet
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Hamar bispedømme
Parish:Brumunddal/Veldre
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1965
Consecrated Date:28 November 1965
Architect:Molle Cappelen,
Per Cappelen, and
Svein Erik Lundby
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood and brick
Capacity:350

Brumunddal Church (Norwegian: Brumunddal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brumunddal. It is one of the two churches for the Brumunddal/Veldre parish which is part of the Ringsaker prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown wood and white brick church was built in a long church design in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architects Molle Cappelen, Per Cappelen, and Svein Erik Lundby. The church seats about 350 people.[1] [2]

History

The parish made plans for a new church in Brumunddal during the 1960s. Molle Cappelen, Per Cappelen, and Svein Erik Lundby were hired to design the new church. The large nave has seating for about 350 people. On one side of the nave there is a church hall and on the other side is an extension with a priest's office, sacristy, and baptismal waiting room.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brumunddal kirke . 2022-01-07 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2022-01-07. KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Brumunddal kirkested . 2022-01-07 . . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Brumunddal kirke . Norges-Kirker.no . 2022-01-07 . Norwegian.