Jørstad Church Explained

Jørstad Church
Fullname:Jørstad kyrkje
Coordinates:59.2765°N 5.9557°W
Location:Stavanger Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:Sjernarøy
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1929
Consecrated Date:1929
Completed Date:1929
Architect:Gustav Helland
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:150

Jørstad Church (Norwegian: Jørstad kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in the northern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Jørstadvågen on the island of Ombo. It is an annex chapel in the Sjernarøy parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1929 using designs by the architect Gustav Helland. The church seats about 150 people.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-10-18 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.