Engehaugen Church Explained

Engehaugen Church
Fullname:Engehaugen kirke
Coordinates:60.7737°N 10.6694°W
Location:Gjøvik Municipality,
Innlandet
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Previous Denomination:Catholic Church
Diocese:Hamar bispedømme
Parish:Engehaugen
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1994
Consecrated Date:1994
Architect:Jan Arne Frydenlund
Architectural Type:Fan-shaped
Materials:Wood
Capacity:156

Engehaugen Church (Norwegian: Engehaugen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjøvik Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the town of Gjøvik. It is the church for the Engehaugen parish which is part of the Toten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red, wooden church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1985 using plans drawn up by the architect Jan Arne Frydenlund. The church seats about 156 people.[1] [2]

History

The building was first built in 1985 as a facility for people who are developmentally disabled. During the 1990s, this program was discontinued and the building became available. In 1994, the parish purchased the building and converted it into a church. The gymnasium was converted into the nave. The church was consecrated by Bishop Rosemarie Köhn in 1994.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Engehaugen kirke . 2022-01-24 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2022-01-24 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Engehaugen kirke . 2022-01-24 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.