Førre Church Explained

Førre Church
Fullname:Førre kyrkje
Coordinates:59.4243°N 5.3809°W
Location:Tysvær Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:Førresfjorden
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1893
Consecrated Date:19 Sept 1893
Architect:Tjerand T. Solheim
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:350

Førre Church (Norwegian: Førre kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førre. It is one of the two churches for the Førresfjorden parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1893 using designs by the architect Tjerand T. Solheim. The church seats about 350 people.[1] [2] The church was consecrated on 19 September 1893.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Førre kirke . 2020-09-27 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-09-27 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Førre kirke . Norges-Kirker.no . 2021-02-07 . Norwegian.