Undheim Church Explained

Undheim Church
Fullname:Undheim kyrkje
Website:www.undheimkyrkja.no
Coordinates:58.6829°N 5.7749°W
Location:Time Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:Undheim
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1921
Consecrated Date:9 Dec 2001
Events:Fire - 10 July 1998
Architect:LINK arkitektur
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Concrete
Capacity:256

Undheim Church (Norwegian: Undheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Time Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Undheim. It is the church for the Undheim parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 2001 using designs by the architecture firm: Link Arkitektur. The church seats about 256 people.[1]

History

The original Undheim Church was built in 1921 in a long church style by the architect Halvorsen. That church was built of wood and it had about 260 seats. That church caught fire and burned down on 10 July 1998. Its replacement was completed in 2001. The new church lies slightly to the north of where the old one was located. The new church was consecrated on 9 December 2001.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-09-15 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Undheim kyrkjestad / Undheim kapell . 2020-09-15 . . Norwegian.