Greipstad Church

Greipstad Church
Greipstad kirke
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58°09′10″N 7°49′40″E / 58.152879°N 07.827706°E / 58.152879; 07.827706
LocationKristiansand Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle Ages
ConsecratedFebruary 8, 1829 (195 years ago) (1829-02-08)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arild Sibbern
Architectural typeRectangular
StyleEmpire
Completed1828 (196 years ago) (1828)
Specifications
Capacity330
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryKristiansand domprosti
ParishGreipstad
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84416

Greipstad Church (Norwegian: Greipstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nodeland. It is the church for the Greipstad parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1829 using plans drawn up by the architect Arild Sibbern. It was built in the empire style. The church seats about 330 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Greipstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 January 2021.