Orre Church Explained

Orre Church
Fullname:Orre kyrkje
Coordinates:58.7155°N 5.5644°W
Location:Klepp Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Founded Date:1950
Consecrated Date:28 May 1950
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Gustav Helland and
Endre Årreberg
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Stone
Capacity:250
Parish:Orre
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme

Orre Church (Norwegian: Orre kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Klepp Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Pollestad. It is the main church for the Orre parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The gray, stone church was built in a long church style in 1950 using designs by the architects Gustav Helland and Endre Årreberg. The church seats about 250 people.[1] [2]

History

The church was built to replace the centuries-old Old Orre Church located in the nearby village of Orre.[3] This church was consecrated on 28 May 1950 by the Bishop Karl Martinussen.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orre kirke, Pollestad . 2020-09-19 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-09-19 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Orre kirkested / Orre kirke 2 . 2020-09-19 . . Norwegian.