| Gjerstad Church | |
|---|---|
| Gjerstad kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 58°52′58″N 9°01′12″E / 58.8829°N 09.0201°E | |
| Location | Gjerstad Municipality, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Consecrated | 23 Jan 1848 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Christian H. Grosch and Lars Listøl |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1848 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Aust-Nedenes prosti |
| Parish | Gjerstad |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84256 |
Gjerstad Church (Norwegian: Gjerstad kirke, locally: Gjerstad kjørke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjerstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjerstad. It is the church for the Gjerstad parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1848 by Lars Listøl using plans by the architect Christian H. Grosch. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]
- ^ "Gjerstad kirke, Gjerstad". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 January 2021.