Undheim Church

Undheim Church
Undheim kyrkje

View of the church
Undheim Church
Location in Rogaland county
Undheim Church
Location in Rogaland county
58°40′58″N 5°46′30″E / 58.6829°N 05.7749°E / 58.6829; 05.7749Coordinates: 58°40′58″N 5°46′30″E / 58.6829°N 05.7749°E / 58.6829; 05.7749
Location Time, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Website www.undheimkyrkja.no
History
Founded 1921
Consecrated 9 Dec 2001
Events Fire - 10 July 1998
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) LINK arkitektur
Completed 2001
Specifications
Capacity 256
Materials Concrete
Administration
Parish Undheim
Deanery Jæren prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

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

History

The original Undheim Church was built in 1921 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. It's 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.

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-06-02.



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