Grymyr Church

Grymyr Church
Grymyr kirke
View of the church
60°20′25″N10°24′15″E / 60.34018429821°N 10.404213398678°E / 60.34018429821; 10.404213398678
Location	Gran Municipality, Innlandet
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1899
Consecrated	24 August 2003
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Trude Often Sveen
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	2003(21 years ago) (2003)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Hamar bispedømme
Deanery	Hadeland og Land prosti
Parish	Gran/Tingelstad
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84439

Grymyr Church (Norwegian : Grymyr kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grymyr. It is one of the churches for the Gran/Tingelstad parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 2003 using plans drawn up by the architect Trude Often Sveen. The church seats about 250 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The first church in Grymyr was a wooden long church that was built in 1899. The church was designed by Victor Nordan. The church was designed in the Swiss chalet style and it was a log building. In 1930, the exterior received wooden paneled siding. On 15 October 1999, the church caught fire and burned down. In January 2000, a building committee was appointed to plan for a new church. A public meeting and exhibition were held, and eventually the proposal from the architectural firm Madsø-Lund-Sveen was chosen. The main architect from the firm was Trude Often Sveen. The foundation stone was laid on 28 October 2002. The nave is almost square during regular services, while the walls between the nave and the church hall can be opened for larger events so you can get a larger, elongated room. There is also a side room as well as an almost free-standing bell tower. The new church was consecrated on 24 August 2003 by the Bishop Rosemarie Köhn. ^{[3] [4]}

Media gallery

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  View of the old church
• Video of the old church burning

See also

• List of churches in Hamar

References

1. "Grymyr kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
3. "Grymyr kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 23 January 2022.
4. "Grymyr kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2022.