Bjorbekk Church

Bjorbekk Church
Bjorbekk kirke
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58°26′30″N 8°41′53″E / 58.441599°N 08.698116°E / 58.441599; 08.698116
LocationArendal Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Øyestad kirke
StatusParish church
Founded1884
Consecrated23 July 1884
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J.C. Reuter
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1884 (140 years ago) (1884)
Specifications
Capacity650
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryArendal prosti
ParishØyestad
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83899

Bjorbekk Church (Norwegian: Bjorbekk kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjorbekk. It is one of the churches for the Øyestad parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1884 using plans drawn up by the architect Johan Christoff Friedrich Reuter (1829-1909). The church seats about 650 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bjorbekk kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2021.