Moe Church

Moe Church
Moe kirke
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63°11′16″N 9°45′57″E / 63.1877169577°N 09.7658157348°E / 63.1877169577; 09.7658157348
LocationOrkland, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Orkland kirke
StatusParish church
Founded1675
Consecrated28 Dec 1867
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole F. Rømmesmo
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1867 (157 years ago) (1867)
Specifications
Capacity310
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
ParishOrkland
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85236

Moe Church (Norwegian: Moe kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vormstad, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the town of Orkanger. It is the church for the Orkland parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1867 by the builder Ole Fredriksen Rømmesmo. The church seats about 310 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Moe kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 February 2018.