Sørum Church (Hadeland) Explained

Sørum Church
Fullname:Sørum kirke
Former Name:Sørum kapell
Coordinates:60.5168°N 10.2955°W
Location:Gran Municipality,
Innlandet
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Hamar bispedømme
Parish:Bjoneroa
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Groundbreaking:22 October 1860
Founded Date:1861
Consecrated Date:25 September 1861
Architect:Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:220

Sørum Church (Norwegian: Sørum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjoneroa. It is the church for the Bjoneroa parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people.[1] [2]

History

Planning for a new church in the Bjoneroa area began in the 1850s. Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was hired to make designs for the new church. The foundation stone was laid on 22 October 1860. It was a wooden long church. The timber was donated and the construction work was led by Lars Jacobsen Hvinden. The church was consecrated by the rector on 25 September 1861.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sørum kirke, Bjoneroa . 2022-01-23 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2022-01-23 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Sørum kirkested . 2022-01-23 . . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Sørum kirke . 2022-01-23 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.