Åkra Church

This article is about the church in Karmøy, Norway. For other uses, see Åkra (disambiguation).
Åkra Church
Åkra kirke
Åkra Church
Location in Rogaland county
Åkra Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°15′27″N 5°11′31″E / 59.2576°N 5.1920°E / 59.2576; 5.1920Coordinates: 59°15′27″N 5°11′31″E / 59.2576°N 5.1920°E / 59.2576; 5.1920
Location Karmøy, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1985
Specifications
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Åkra
Deanery Karmøy prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Åkra Church (Norwegian: Åkra kirke) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. The church is part of the Åkra parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The modern-looking stone/brick church was built in 1985 to replace the aging Old Åkra Church which is located nearby. The church was consecrated by the Bishop Sigurd Lunde. The 1,600 square metres (17,000 sq ft) church seats about 430 people in the main sanctuary, but it can be expanded to more if needed.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Åkra kirke, Karmøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-24.



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