Grefsen Church | |
Native Name: | Grefsen kirke |
Pushpin Map: | Norway Oslo#Norway |
Map Caption: | Location in Oslo |
Coordinates: | 59.9542°N 10.7793°W |
Location: | Oslo |
Country: | Norway |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Completed Date: | 1940 |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architect: | Georg Greve |
Materials: | Brick |
Capacity: | 600[1] |
Deanery: | Nordre Aker |
Diocese: | Diocese of Oslo |
Grefsen Church is a long church (no|langkirke) located in Grefsen, a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway.
The church was consecrated by Bishop Eivind Berggrav on March 3, 1940[2] [3] and it is the parish church of the Grefsen Parish. It is built of brick, has a frescoed ceiling, and can accommodate 600 people. It was designed by the architect Georg Greve.[1] The building has elements of the Norwegian Romanesque style, but has rectangular window openings instead of Romanesque arches. It is sparsely decorated.[1] The stained glass in the chancel was created by Oddmund Kristiansen.[2] Grefsen Church has protected status as a church listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Magne Elvestrand served as organist at the church from 1940 to 1967.[4]