Indre Eidsfjord Church Explained

Indre Eidsfjord Church
Fullname:Indre Eidsfjord kirke
Coordinates:68.7271°N 15.1519°W
Location:Sortland Municipality, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Sortland
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1970
Consecrated Date:14 June 1970
Architect:Rolf Harlew Jenssen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:280

Indre Eidsfjord Church (Norwegian: Indre Eidsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Holmstad on the island of Langøya. The church is one of the three churches for the Sortland parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1970 using plans drawn up by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 280 people.[1] [2] It was consecrated on 14 June 1970.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indre Eidsfjord kirke . 2018-11-10 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-11-10 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.