Old Ålgård Church

Old Ålgård Church
Ålgård gamle kirke

View of the church
Old Ålgård Church
Location in Rogaland county
Old Ålgård Church
Location in Rogaland county
58°45′54″N 5°51′21″E / 58.7649°N 5.85597°E / 58.7649; 5.85597Coordinates: 58°45′54″N 5°51′21″E / 58.7649°N 5.85597°E / 58.7649; 5.85597
Location Gjesdal, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 11 May 1917
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Ole Stein
Style Art Nouveau
Groundbreaking 20 March 1916
Completed 1917
Closed 15 March 2015
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Ålgård
Deanery Jæren prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Old Ålgård Church (Norwegian: Ålgård gamle kirke) is a historic parish church in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ålgård. The church is part of the Ålgård parish in the Jæren deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1917 in an art nouveau style by the architect Ole Stein. The church, which seats about 250 people, was consecrated on 11 May 1917 by the Bishop Bernt Støylen. The church cost about NOK 29,000 to build.[1][2][3]

After 98 years in use, the church became too small for the congregation and it was replaced in 2015 by the new Ålgård Church, located directly across the street. The old church is no longer used for regular services, but it can be used for special occasions such as weddings.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ålgård kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. 1 2 "Ålgård gamle kirke" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Gjesdal historie. Retrieved 2016-03-09.



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