Gursken Church Explained

Gursken Church
Fullname:Gursken kyrkje
Coordinates:62.2301°N 5.6199°W
Location:Sande,
Møre og Romsdal
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Møre bispedømme
Parish:Gursken
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1919
Consecrated Date:5 November 1919
Architect:Eduard Carlén
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:270

Gursken Church (Norwegian: Gursken kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Sande in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gursken on the island of Gurskøya. It is one of the two churches for the Gursken parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1919 using plans drawn up by the architect Eduard Carlén. The church seats about 270 people.[1] [2]

History

The parish received permission to build a church in Gursken in 1918. The parish hired the Swedish architect Eduard Carlén, who is best known for having designed a large number of tenements in Kristiania in the 1890s. The wooden long church was built in 1918-1919. It was formally consecrated on 5 November 1919.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gursken kyrkje . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2019-09-14.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2019-09-14.
  3. Web site: Gursken kirke . 2021-08-10 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.