Stathelle Church

Stathelle Church
Stathelle kirke
View of the church
59°02′30″N9°41′58″E / 59.041665°N 9.699575°E / 59.041665; 9.699575
Location	Bamble Municipality, Telemark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Stathelle kapell
Status	Parish church
Founded	1964
Consecrated	7 May 1964
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Bjørn Ljungberg
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	1964(61 years ago) (1964)
Specifications
Capacity	260
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Agder og Telemark
Deanery	Bamble prosti
Parish	Stathelle
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85550

Stathelle Church (Norwegian : Stathelle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Stathelle. It is the church for the Stathelle parish which is part of the Bamble prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white and gray, brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1964 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjørn Ljungberg. The church seats about 260 people. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

In the 1960s, work began towards building an annex chapel in Stathelle. It was designed by Bjørn Ljungberg. It is a brick building that is partly clad with wood. The nave and chancel are in the same room, giving it a rectangular design. There is a church hall in the room next to the main room too. There is a church porch at the main entrance, there is a second floor seating gallery above the porch, and a bell tower about that. The new church was consecrated by the bishop on 7 May 1964. The church was originally called a chapel, but in the 1990s, the church was made a full parish church and renamed as a church. The building was enlarged in 1988 and again in 2011. ^{[4] [5]}

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See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Stathelle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
3. Rasmussen, Alf Henry. Våre kirker: Norsk kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Kirkenær, Norge: Vanebo forlag. p. 505. ISBN   8275270227 . Retrieved 15 December 2022.
4. "Stathelle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 15 December 2022.
5. "Stathelle kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 December 2022.