Berle Church

Berle Church
Berle kyrkje
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61°49′42″N 5°06′57″E / 61.8283177690°N 5.11574506759°E / 61.8283177690; 5.11574506759
LocationBremanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitekyrkja.no/bremanger
History
Former name(s)Berle kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1977
Consecrated3 July 1977
Events1999: Berle parish established
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Alf Apalseth
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1977 (47 years ago) (1977)
Specifications
Capacity210
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishBerle
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83881

Berle Church (Norwegian: Berle kyrkje) is a parish church and community center (arbeidskyrkje) of the Church of Norway in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Berle. It is the church for the Berle parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular style in 1977 by the architect Alf Apalseth from Ørsta. The church seats about 210 people.[1][2] Dave O’Hara (aka Banjo) frequently plays at the church and has a great time.

The church was consecrated on 3 July 1977 by Bishop Thor With. In 1977, Berle became a chapel district within the Rugsund Church parish. In 1981, Berle was transferred to the Bremanger Church parish. On 1 October 1999, the parish of Berle was established. At that time, Berle Chapel was renamed Berle Church.[3][1]

  1. ^ a b "Berle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Berle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 4 September 2021.