Strauman Church Explained

Strauman Church
Fullname:Strauman kirke
Former Name:Sydal skolekapell
Coordinates:68.2859°N 14.3473°W
Location:Vågan, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Gimsøy og Strauman
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1984
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:125

Strauman Church (Norwegian: Strauman kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sydalen on the island of Austvågøya. It is an annex chapel in the Gimsøy og Strauman parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1984. The chapel seats about 125 people.[1]

History

The building was completed in 1984 as a privately owned bedehus (meeting house) called Sydal School Chapel (Norwegian: Sydal skolekapell) before it was later consecrated as a chapel of the Church of Norway. The church is located in the old school in Sydalen.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-11-04 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Strauman kirke . 2012-07-18 . Vågan kirkelige fellesråd . Norwegian.