Ellingsøy Church Explained

Ellingsøy Church
Fullname:Ellingsøy kyrkje
Coordinates:62.4922°N 6.2715°W
Location:Ålesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Møre bispedømme
Parish:Ellingsøy
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1990
Consecrated Date:30 August 1998
Architect:Lauritz Nes
Architectural Type:Fan-shaped
Materials:Concrete
Capacity:380

Ellingsøy Church (Norwegian: Ellingsøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Ellingsøya, just west of the village of Myklebost. It is the church for the Ellingsøy parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1990 using plans drawn up by the architect Lauritz Nes. The church seats about 380 people.[1] [2]

History

The brick church was built in 1990 by the architect Lauritz Nes and it originally was a chapel for the parish. In 1998, the chapel was expanded by the architect Oskar Norderval and it was consecrated as a church on 30 August 1998.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ellingsøy kyrkje . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2019-08-12.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2019-08-12.
  3. Web site: Ellingsøy kirke . 2021-08-03 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.