Gaustad Chapel | |
Fullname: | Gaustad kapell |
Coordinates: | 62.9839°N 7.3063°W |
Location: | Hustadvika Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country: | Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Diocese: | Møre bispedømme |
Parish: | Eide |
Status: | Chapel |
Functional Status: | Active |
Founded Date: | 2001 |
Consecrated Date: | 17 June 2001 |
Architectural Type: | Octagonal |
Materials: | Wood |
Capacity: | 150 |
Gaustad Chapel (Norwegian: Gaustad kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gaustad, just south of Vevang. It is an annex chapel for the Eide parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal design in 2001. The church seats about 150 people.[1] [2]
The chapel was consecrated by Bishop Odd Bondevik on 17 June 2001. The chapel is decorated with glass art made by Anne Brit Krag and stone art with stone from the Nås quarry. The altarpiece, pulpit, and baptismal font are made of stone.[3] [4]