Furuset Church | |
Native Name: | Furuset kirke |
Map Caption: | Location in Oslo |
Coordinates: | 59.9421°N 10.8892°W |
Location: | Ulsholtveien 37, Furuset, Oslo |
Country: | Norway |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Completed Date: | 1980 |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architect: | Harald Hille |
Materials: | Brick |
Capacity: | 600 |
Parish: | Ellingsrud og Furuset |
Diocese: | Diocese of Oslo[1] [2] |
Furuset Church is a church that was consecrated in 1980. The church is located in the neighborhood of Furuset in Oslo, Norway.[3] In the same area was a church in the Middle Ages, from which keys of iron were found, are preserved and placed in the present church.[4]
The church is built in brick and has 600 seats spread over several rooms that can be joined or separated by sliding doors. Downstairs there is a meeting room. The altarpiece in the church room, made by Gunnar Torvund, is in wood with a Christ motif in bronze. It has carved biblical and religious motifs. The church organ, which has 18 voices, was built by organ builder Eystein Gangfløt in 1982.
The church has a steep roof and a separate bell tower of bricks and panels, where there are two church bells.[5]
Furuset Church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.[6]