Stathelle Church

Stathelle Church
Stathelle kirke
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59°02′30″N 9°41′58″E / 59.041665°N 9.699575°E / 59.041665; 9.699575
LocationBamble Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Stathelle kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1964
Consecrated7 May 1964
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Bjørn Ljungberg
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1964 (60 years ago) (1964)
Specifications
Capacity260
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryBamble prosti
ParishStathelle
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85550

Stathelle Church (Norwegian: Stathelle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Stathelle. It is the church for the Stathelle parish which is part of the Bamble prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white and gray, brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1964 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjørn Ljungberg. The church seats about 260 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Stathelle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker: Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 505. ISBN 8275270227. Retrieved 15 December 2022.