Skjomen Church | |
Fullname: | Skjomen kirke |
Coordinates: | 68.2554°N 17.4008°W |
Location: | Narvik, Nordland |
Country: | Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Diocese: | Sør-Hålogaland |
Parish: | Skjomen |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Founded Date: | 1893 |
Consecrated Date: | 17 July 1893 |
Architect: | Ole Scheistrøen |
Architectural Type: | Long church |
Materials: | Wood |
Capacity: | 240 |
Skjomen Church (Norwegian: Skjomen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elvegård. It is the church for the Skjomen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1893 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 240 people.[1] [2] The building was consecrated on 17 July 1893.