Sandnes Church (Rogaland)

Sandnes Church
Sandnes kirke
View of the church
58°51′10″N5°44′01″E / 58.85285°N 5.73356°E / 58.85285; 5.73356
Location	Sandnes, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1882
Consecrated	1882
Events	1962: Renovation
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Neo-gothic
Completed	1882
Specifications
Capacity	420
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Sandnes prosti
Parish	Sandnes
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85387

Sandnes Church (Norwegian : Sandnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Trones og Sentrum in the centre of the city of Sandnes in the far western part of the municipality. It is the church for the Sandnes parish and it is the seat of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, brick church was built in a long church design in 1882 using plans drawn up by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The neo-gothic church seats about 420 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The city of Sandnes was established as a ladested in 1860 and at the same time it was separated from the large municipality of Høyland. The city was without a church of its own for its first 22 years in existence. During that time, residents of Sandnes municipality (and parish) had to go to the nearby Høyland Church, located in outside of the city (and in a different parish). It wasn't until 1880 when the parish began to raise funds and construct the new church. The new church was completed in 1882. When the church was renovated in 1962–1963, the nave and choir were extended in order to enlarge the church. ^[3]

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See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Sandnes kirke, Sandnes". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
3. "Sandnes kirke". VisitNorway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.