Skjold Church, Bergen Explained

Skjold Church
Fullname:Skjold kirke
Coordinates:60.3058°N 5.3332°W
Location:Bergen Municipality,
Vestland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Bjørgvin bispedømme
Parish:Skjold
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1998
Consecrated Date:5 April 1998
Architect:Peder A. Ristesund
Architectural Type:Rectangular
Materials:Brick
Capacity:500

Skjold Church (Norwegian: Skjold kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Skjold neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Skjold parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white brick church was built in a rectangular style in 1998 using designs by the architect Peder A. Ristesund. The church seats about 500 people.[1] [2]

History

The foundation stone was laid on 6 June 1997 and it was completed in less than one year. After its completion, the church was consecrated on 5 April 1998 by the Bishop Ole Hagesæther. The architect for the church was Peter A. Ristesund and Aud Hundskår was in charge of the interior design. The main sanctuary seats about 280 people, but it is expandable up to about 500 by moving some folding walls.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skjold kirke, Bergen . 2020-05-17 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-05-17 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Skjold kirke . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114311/http://www.bergenbyarkiv.no/bergenbyleksikon/arkiv/13867873?s=Skjold%20kirke . 26 August 2014 . 23 August 2014 . Bergen Byarkiv . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Skjold kirke . 2021-11-13 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.