Gjemnes Church Explained

Gjemnes Church
Fullname:Gjemnes kyrkje
Coordinates:62.9634°N 7.778°W
Location:Gjemnes Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Møre bispedømme
Parish:Gjemnes
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1893
Consecrated Date:1893
Architect:Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:310

Gjemnes Church (Norwegian: Gjemnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjemnes, along the Batnfjorden. It is the church for the Gjemnes parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1893 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 310 people.[1] [2]

History

The municipality and parish of Gjemnes was established in 1893, and that is also when the first church here was built. The church was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and it was one of his last since he died in 1892 and the plans he draw were not actually used until 1893 when the church was built. The wooden long church has a tower on the west end and a pair of sacristies on either side of the choir.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gjemnes kyrkje . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2019-05-27.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2019-05-27.
  3. Web site: Gjemnes kirke . 2021-07-15 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.