Vågsbygd Church Explained

Vågsbygd Church
Fullname:Vågsbygd kirke
Coordinates:58.122°N 7.9558°W
Location:Kristiansand Municipality,
Agder
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Agder og Telemark
Parish:Vågsbygd
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1967
Consecrated Date:1967
Architect:Christen A. Christensen
Architectural Type:Rectangular
Materials:Stone
Capacity:450

Vågsbygd Church (Norwegian: Vågsbygd kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Augland neighborhood in the borough of Vågsbygd in the city of Kristiansand. It is the church for the Vågsbygd parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The gray, stone church was built in a rectangular design in 1967 using plans drawn up by the architect Christen A. Christensen. The church seats about 450 people.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vågsbygd kirke . 2021-01-10 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2021-01-10 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Kirkebygget . 2017-02-01 . Vågsbygd menighet . Norwegian.