Moe Church | |
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Moe kirke | |
63°11′16″N 9°45′57″E / 63.1877169577°N 09.7658157348°E | |
Location | Orkland, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Orkland kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1675 |
Consecrated | 28 Dec 1867 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ole F. Rømmesmo |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1867 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 310 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Orkdal prosti |
Parish | Orkland |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85236 |
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]