Mo Church | |
Fullname: | Mo kirke |
Coordinates: | 66.3099°N 14.1443°W |
Location: | Rana, Nordland |
Country: | Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Diocese: | Sør-Hålogaland |
Parish: | Mo |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Founded Date: | 1724 |
Consecrated Date: | 1724 |
Architect: | Andreas Grenstad and Espen Poulson |
Architectural Type: | Cruciform |
Style: | Neo-Gothic |
Materials: | Wood |
Capacity: | 400 |
Mo Church (Norwegian: Mo kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Mo i Rana. It is the church for the Mo parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, cruciform, wooden church was built in a neo-gothic style in 1724 using plans drawn up by the architects Andreas Grenstad and Espen Poulson. The church seats about 400 people.[1] [2] [3]
The church in Mo i Rana was founded in 1723-1724 when missionary Thomas von Westen led the construction of the new church. The first worship service held in the new church was on 6 January 1724. In 1832 the church underwent a renovation and expansion of the building. It included building a higher and steeper roof with a small onion dome tower on top. In 1860, the interior was redesigned. The church also underwent renovations in 1956 and again in 2007.