Furuset Church (Oslo) Explained

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/oslo/furuset-kirke/ Furuset kirke
  2. https://oslobyleksikon.no/index.php?title=Furuset_kirke Furuset kirke
  3. https://kirkesok.no/kirke/030106101 Furuset kitke
  4. https://kulturminnesok.no/minne/?queryString=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.kulturminne.no%2Faskeladden%2Flokalitet%2F3070 Furuset / Funnsted
  5. M.C. Kirkebøe: Oslos kirker i gammel og ny tid (New edition by K.A. Tvedt og Ø. Reisegg, Kunnskapsforlaget, 2007), page 87 (in Norwegian)
  6. https://kulturminnesok.no/minne/?queryString=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.kulturminne.no%2Faskeladden%2Flokalitet%2F84213 Furuset kirke / Kirkested