Stongfjorden Chapel

Stongfjorden Chapel
Stongfjorden bedehuskapell
61°25′43″N5°10′11″E / 61.4286390689°N 5.16970843076°E / 61.4286390689; 5.16970843076
Location	Askvoll Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Founded	1908
Consecrated	6 December 1914
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect	Martinus Haugen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1908(117 years ago) (1908)
Closed	1 August 2014
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Sunnfjord prosti
Parish	Askvoll
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85575

Stongfjorden Chapel (Norwegian : Stongfjorden bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stongfjorden. It is one of three annex chapels in the Askvoll parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1908 in a long church design using plans drawn up by the architect Martinus Haugen. The chapel seats about 300 people. ^[1]

History

The chapel was originally constructed as a prayer house (bedehus) in 1908. The cost of the building was 6643  kr. Initially, the parish held two worship services per year at the prayer house. Soon after, it was decided to upgrade the building to a chapel. It was consecrated for regular church use on 6 December 1914 by the local dean Jonas Rein Landmark. This meant that the church would now have six worship services per year. During the 1960s, the basement was finished with a kitchen, dining hall, and bathrooms. In 1970, a choir was added to the building and in 1971, a new belltower with steeple were added. ^{[2] [3]} On 1 August 2014, the chapel was taken out of regular use. This means that regular worship services are no longer held there, however, the church can still be used on special occasions. ^[4]

Media gallery

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  Original design of the church
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  Present design of the church

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
2. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Stongfjorden bedehuskapell" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
3. "Stongfjorden bedehuskapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
4. "Møteprotokoll for Askvoll sokneråd" (PDF). Askvoll sokneråd (in Norwegian). Askvoll, Norge. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2021.