Randesund Church

Church in Agder, Norway
58°08′03″N 8°07′03″E / 58.1342°N 08.1176°E / 58.1342; 08.1176LocationKristiansand Municipality,
AgderCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranWebsiterandesund.noHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1864Consecrated28 Oct 1864ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Christian Heinrich GroschArchitectural typeCruciformCompleted1864 (160 years ago) (1864)SpecificationsCapacity450MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseAgder og TelemarkDeaneryKristiansand domprostiParishRandesundTypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85270

Randesund Church (Norwegian: Randesund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Frikstad neighborhood in the Randesund district in the borough of Oddernes inside the city of Kristiansand. It is one of the churches for the Randesund 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 1864 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

The church was consecrated on 28 October 1864 by the Bishop Jacob von der Lippe. The church is surrounded by a cemetery.[3]

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  1. ^ "Randesund kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Om Randesund menighet" (in Norwegian). Randesund menighet. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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