Reksteren Church

Reksteren Church
Reksteren kyrkje
View of the church
Reksteren Church
60°02′25″N5°26′04″E / 60.040298430893°N 5.4343378543853°E / 60.040298430893; 5.4343378543853
Location	Tysnes Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name	Reksteren kapell
Status	Parish church
Founded	1937
Consecrated	28 Jan 1937
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect	Torgeir Alvsaker
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1937(89 years ago) (1937)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Parish	Reksteren og Uggdal
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	85286

Reksteren Church (Norwegian : Reksteren kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Bruntveit on the island of Reksteren. It is one of the two churches for the "Reksteren og Uggdal" parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gold-colored, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1937 using plans drawn up by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church seats about 250 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The people of the island of Reksteren received permission to build their own chapel during the 1930s. Torgeir Alvsaker was hired to design the new building and Jakob Molvik was hired as the lead builder. The foundation stone was built into the foundation wall on the east side of the choir on 17 May 1936. Construction of the chapel took place in 1936-1937. It was consecrated on 28 January 1937 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. Originally, it was titled as a chapel, but later it was upgraded to the status of parish church. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Reksteren kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
3. Hoff, Anna Marte. "Reksteren kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
4. "Reksteren kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.