Herad Church (Agder)

Herad Church
Herad kirke
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58°09′22″N 6°47′43″E / 58.1562°N 06.7954°E / 58.1562; 06.7954
LocationFarsund Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1570
Consecrated1957
EventsFire: 1948
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christon A. Christensen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
ParishFarsund
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84555

Herad Church (Norwegian: Herad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sande, along the Åptafjorden. It is one of three churches for the Farsund parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, concrete church was built in a long church design in 1957 using plans drawn up by the architect Christen A. Christensen. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2]

View of the old Herad Church (before 1957)
  1. ^ "Herad kirke, Farsund". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 December 2020.