Tjongsfjorden Church

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Tjongsfjorden Church
Tjongsfjorden kirke
Tjongsfjorden Church
66°41′12″N13°26′08″E / 66.68672981°N 13.43563959°E / 66.68672981; 13.43563959 Coordinates: 66°41′12″N13°26′08″E / 66.68672981°N 13.43563959°E / 66.68672981; 13.43563959
Location Rødøy, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1962
Consecrated 1962
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Per Myrvold
Architectural type Long church
Completed1962(59 years ago) (1962)
Specifications
Capacity280
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Rødøy
Deanery Nord-Helgeland prosti
Diocese Sør-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID 85634

Tjongsfjorden Church (Norwegian : Tjongsfjorden kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjong on the mainland in the northern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches in the Rødøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect Per Myrvold. The church seats about 280 people. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Tjongsfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 October 2018.