Storfjord Church Explained

Storfjord Church
Fullname:Storfjord kirke
Coordinates:69.2722°N 19.9473°W
Location:Storfjord Municipality, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Storfjord
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1917
Consecrated Date:1952
Architect:Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen
Architectural Type:Long church
Style:Empire style
Materials:Wood
Capacity:320

Storfjord Church (Norwegian: Storfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Storfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hatteng. It is the main church for the Storfjord parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an empire style in a long church design in 1952 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen. The church seats about 320 people.[1] [2] [3]

History

The first church in Storfjord was built in 1917. It was a school house from 1911 that was renovated and expanded in 1917 to make it into a church. That building was located about northwest of the present church site. That building was jointly used as a school and a church for many years. After World War II in 1952, the parish built a new, larger church, just to the southwest of the old church. The new church was consecrated in 1952. Afterwards, the old building was solely used as a school.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Storfjord kirke . 2018-07-18 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-18 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Book: Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon . Vanebo forlag AS . 1993 . 8275270227 . Rasmussen . Alf Henry . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Storfjord kirkested . 2021-02-21 . . Norwegian.