Randesund Church Explained

Randesund Church
Fullname:Randesund kirke
Website:randesund.no
Coordinates:58.1342°N 8.1176°W
Location:Kristiansand Municipality,
Agder
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Agder og Telemark
Parish:Randesund
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1864
Consecrated Date:28 Oct 1864
Architect:Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural Type:Cruciform
Materials:Wood
Capacity:450

Randesund Church (Norwegian: Randesund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Frikstad neighborhood in the Randesund district in the borough of Oddernes inside the city of Kristiansand. It is one of the churches for the Randesund parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1864 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 450 people.[1] [2]

The church was consecrated on 28 October 1864 by the Bishop Jacob von der Lippe. The church is surrounded by a cemetery.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Randesund kirke . 2021-01-10 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2021-01-10 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Om Randesund menighet . 2017-01-31 . Randesund menighet . Norwegian.