Finsland Church

Finsland Church
Finsland kirke
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58°18′56″N 7°35′26″E / 58.3156°N 07.5905°E / 58.3156; 07.5905
LocationKristiansand Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle Ages
Consecrated1812
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1803 (221 years ago) (1803)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryKristiansand domprosti
ParishFinsland
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84138

Finsland Church (Norwegian: Finsland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Finsland. It is the church for the Finsland parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1803 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Finsland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 January 2021.