Sandvik Church

Sandvik Church
Sandvikskirken
Sandviken kirke
View of the church
60°24′19″N5°19′32″E / 60.40538770278°N 5.325485229459°E / 60.40538770278; 5.325485229459
Location	Bergen, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1881
Consecrated	30 December 1881
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ernst Norgrenn and Schak Bull
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Neo-Gothic
Completed	1881(143 years ago) (1881)
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Stone
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Bergen domprosti
Parish	Sandviken
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Protected
ID	85394

Sandvik Church (Norwegian : Sandvikskirken) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Sandviken neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Sandviken parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, stone church was built in a long church design in 1881 using plans drawn up by the architects Ernst Norgrenn and Schak Bull. The church seats about 500 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

In 1874, the Sandviken neighborhood was separated from the Korskirken parish to become its own parish. In 1876, the area became a part of the city of Bergen. Since the new parish had no church, a limited architectural competition between Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe, Giovanni Müller, and Ernst Norgrenn was held to determine who would design the new church. Ernst Norgrenn won and was hired to design the church, however, he died in 1880, before the church was completed. The project was completed by his assistant, Schak Bull. The large stone church was designed in a Neo-Gothic style. The church was consecrated on 30 December 1881. Originally, the church had a sacristy on the north and the south side of the chancel. In 1903, the southern sacristy was enlarged to so that it was similar to the one on the north side. In 1917–1918, both sacristies were expanded according to plans by the architect Caspar Hassel. ^{[3] [4]}

Media gallery

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  Original design of the church
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See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Sandvikskirken". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
3. "Sandvikskirken". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
4. Magerøy, Ellen Marie; Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Sandvikskirken" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 11 November 2021.