Stamsund Church

Stamsund Church
Stamsund kirke

View of the church
Stamsund Church

Location in Nordland

Coordinates: 68°08′38″N 13°50′21″E / 68.1440°N 13.8392°E
Location Vestvågøy, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Sigmund Brænne
Completed 1937
Specifications
Capacity 500
Materials Concrete
Administration
Parish Stamsund
Deanery Lofoten prosti
Diocese Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Stamsund Church (Norwegian: Stamsund kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vestvågøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stamsund. The church is part of the Stamsund parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white concrete church was built in 1937 and it seats about 500 people.[1]

History

A chapel at the nearby village of Steine was built in 1853, but was blown down during a storm on 28 January 1905. During the discussion about the structure of the chapel there was a debate about where the new church would be built. After more than 30 years of debate and discussion, a church was built in Stamsund to replace the old Steine chapel. The church was consecrated on 13 July 1937 by the Bishop Eivind Berggrav. Interestingly, the church was built with its own crematorium that was in operation until 2002. The church was originally part of the Buksnes parish, but in 1969 it became its own parish.[2]

Priests

The following priests have served at Stamsund Church:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stamsund kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Stamsund kirke" (in Norwegian). Vestvågøy kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-07-07.