Sørfjorden Chapel

Church in Nordland, Norway
66°58′43″N 13°58′56″E / 66.97856352°N 13.98233145°E / 66.97856352; 13.98233145LocationGildeskål, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryFormer name(s)Bethania bedehusStatusChapelFounded1927 (97 years ago) (1927)ConsecratedJuly 3, 1927
(96 years ago) (1927-07-03)ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Thomas StrandskogenArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1927 (97 years ago) (1927)SpecificationsCapacity300MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryBodø domprostiParishGildeskålTypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85050

Sørfjorden Chapel (Norwegian: Sørfjorden kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørfinnset. It is an annex chapel in the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland, although the chapel building is not owned by the parish, it is privately owned by the local residents of the Sørfjorden farms. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1927 using plans drawn up by the architect Thomas Strandskogen. The chapel seats about 300 people.[1] The church is used for worship services about four times each year.

History

The building was originally constructed as a small "bedehus" chapel in 1927. It was named Bethania bedehus. It was consecrated on 3 July 1927. In 1957, it was expanded with the addition of a chancel and a tower. It was then consecrated as a "chapel" on 30 June 1957 by the Bishop Wollert Krohn-Hansen.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Sørfjorden Kapell" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 February 2012.