Kopervik Church

Kopervik Church
Kopervik kirke
Kopervik Church Location in Rogaland county Kopervik Church Location in Rogaland county
59°16′54″N 5°18′14″E / 59.2817°N 5.3038°ECoordinates: 59°16′54″N 5°18′14″E / 59.2817°N 5.3038°E
Location	Karmøy, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	1861
Events	2010 - burned down
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Under construction
Completed	2016 (planned)
Administration
Parish	Kopervik
Deanery	Karmøy prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

Kopervik Church (Norwegian: Kopervik kirke) is a planned parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It will be located in the town of Kopervik on the eastern shore of the island of Karmøy. The congregation is part of the Kopervik parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The church is expected to be completed in 2016. The church will be built to replace the previous church which burned to the ground on 10 May 2010.^[1]

History

The original Kopervik Church was built in 1861 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church was consecrated on 2 October 1861. The church was built in the cruciform church design built in an Italian renaissance style. It seated about 350 people and it was situated in a prominent place in the town of Kopervik, clearly visible from the sea. The wooden church burned down on 10 May 2010 during an accident during a renovation that was in preparation for the buildings 150 year anniversary (to be held in 2011). Shortly afterwards, planning began to replace the church. The new church will be built in 2016.^[2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Kopervik kirke" (in Norwegian). Kopervik menighet. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
2. "Kopervik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-24.