Skjerstad Church

Skjerstad Church
Skjerstad kirke
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67°14′03″N 15°01′16″E / 67.23427034°N 15.0210598°E / 67.23427034; 15.0210598
LocationBodø Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1959
EventsFire: 17 May 1955
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstein Arneberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1959 (65 years ago) (1959)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsStone and concrete
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryBodø domprosti
ParishMisvær og Skjerstad
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85461

Skjerstad Church (Norwegian: Skjerstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjerstad, along Skjerstadfjorden. It is one of two churches for the Misvær og Skjerstad parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, stone and concrete church was built in a long church style in 1959 using plans drawn up by the architect Arnstein Arneberg. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

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