Finnsnes Church | |
Fullname: | Finnsnes kirke |
Coordinates: | 69.2312°N 17.9843°W |
Location: | Senja Municipality, Troms |
Country: | Norway |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Diocese: | Nord-Hålogaland |
Parish: | Lenvik |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Founded Date: | 1979 |
Consecrated Date: | 1979 |
Architect: | Nils Toft |
Architectural Type: | Fan-shaped |
Materials: | Brick |
Capacity: | 750 |
Finnsnes Church (Norwegian: Finnsnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the central part of the town of Finnsnes. It is a church in the Lenvik parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, brick church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1979 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 750 people. The building was consecrated by Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer.[1] [2] [3]