Bykle Church Explained

Bykle Church
Fullname:Bykle kyrkje
Coordinates:59.3513°N 7.3432°W
Location:Bykle Municipality,
Agder
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Agder og Telemark
Parish:Bykle
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Groundbreaking:1 Jan 2000
Consecrated Date:4 Sept 2004
Architect:Hans Olaf Aanensen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:220

Bykle Church (Norwegian: Bykle kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bykle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bykle. It is one of the churches for the Bykle parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 2004 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Olaf Aanensen from Arendal. The church seats about 220 people.[1] [2]

History

In the late 20th century, the Old Bykle Church (then known as Bykle Church) was deemed to be too old and small for the local congregation, so a new church building was commissioned. Bishop Olav Skjevesland laid the foundation stone for the new Bykle Church on 1 January 2000. The church was consecrated on 4 September 2004 by Bishop Skjevesland and it was named Bykle Church and the old church was renamed Old Bykle Church.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bykle kyrkje . 2021-01-01 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2021-01-01 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Bykle kyrkje . 2021-01-01 . Bykle kyrkjelege fellesråd . Norwegian.