Gruben Church

Gruben Church
Gruben kirke
View of the church
66°18′57″N14°11′41″E / 66.31585028°N 14.19462427°E / 66.31585028; 14.19462427
Location	Rana Municipality, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1965
Consecrated	1965
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Nils Toft
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1965(60 years ago) (1965)
Specifications
Capacity	550
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Indre Helgeland prosti
Parish	Gruben
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84433

Gruben Church (Norwegian : Gruben kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the eastern part of the town of Mo i Rana. It is the church for the Gruben parish, which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 550 people. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

References

1. "Gruben kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
3. "Gruben kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana fellesråd. Retrieved 21 December 2011.