Undheim Church

Church in Rogaland, Norway
58°40′58″N 5°46′30″E / 58.682898°N 05.774918°E / 58.682898; 05.774918LocationTime Municipality,
RogalandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranWebsitewww.undheimkyrkja.noHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1921Consecrated9 Dec 2001EventsFire - 10 July 1998ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)LINK arkitekturArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted2001 (23 years ago) (2001)SpecificationsCapacity256MaterialsConcreteAdministrationDioceseStavanger bispedømmeDeaneryJæren prostiParishUndheimTypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85724

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

References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Undheim kyrkjestad / Undheim kapell" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 15 September 2020.