Kvævemoen Chapel Explained

Kvævemoen Chapel
Fullname:Kvævemoen kapell
Coordinates:58.9416°N 6.9164°W
Location:Sirdal Municipality,
Agder
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Agder og Telemark
Parish:Sirdal
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1962
Groundbreaking:9 May 1960
Consecrated Date:31 May 1962
Architect:Waldemar Hansteen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:100

Kvævemoen Church (Norwegian: Kvævemoen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvæven. It one of the four churches in the Sirdal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect Valdemar Scheel Hansteen. The church seats about 100 people.[1] [2]

History

Work on the church began on 9 May 1960 when the foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Stavanger, Karl Marthinussen. The church was consecrated on 31 May 1962. There is room for about 100 people in the main sanctuary. Downstairs, there is a dining room, kitchen, cloakroom, and bathroom.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kvævemoen kapell. Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. 2020-12-26.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . Norwegian. KirkeKonsulenten.no . 2020-12-26.
  3. Web site: Kvævemoen kapell. Norwegian. 2020-12-26. Sirdal kyrkjelege fellesråd.