Hellemyr Church Explained

Hellemyr Church
Fullname:Hellemyr kirke
Former Name:Vestheiene kirke
Coordinates:58.1481°N 7.9221°W
Location:Kristiansand Municipality,
Agder
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Agder og Telemark
Parish:Hellemyr
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1988
Consecrated Date:1988
Architect:Arild Lauvland
Architectural Type:Rectangular
Materials:Concrete
Capacity:220

Hellemyr Church (Norwegian: Hellemyr kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the district of Hellemyr in the borough of Grim in the city of Kristiansand. It is the church for the Hellemyr parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white church was constructed out of concrete and expanded clay aggregate. It was built in a rectangular design in 1988 using plans drawn up by the architect Arild Lauvland. The church seats about 220 people.[1] [2]

The church was founded in 1988 to serve this area of the city. In 2002, the church was expanded to include several offices and other parish rooms.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hellemyr kirke . 2021-01-10 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2021-01-10 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Hellemyr kirke. Norske-Kirker.no. Norwegian. 2021-01-10.