Sandnes Church (Rogaland)

Sandnes Church
Sandnes kirke
View of the church
Sandnes Church Location in Rogaland county Sandnes Church Location in Rogaland county
58°51′10″N 5°44′00″E / 58.8529°N 5.7334°ECoordinates: 58°51′10″N 5°44′00″E / 58.8529°N 5.7334°E
Location	Sandnes, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Completed	1882
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Brick
Administration
Parish	Sandnes
Deanery	Sandnes prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

Sandnes Church (Norwegian: Sandnes kirke) is a parish church in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in borough of Trones og Sentrum in the city of Sandnes. The church is part of the Sandnes parish in the Sandnes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, brick church was built in 1882 by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 500 people.^[1][2]

History

The city of Sandnes was created from Høyland municipality in 1860, but the city was without a church for its first 22 years in existence. During that time, residents of Sandnes municipality (and parish) had to the nearby Høyland Church, located in outside of the city (and in a different parish). It wasn't until 1880 when the parish began to raise funds and construct the new church.

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Sandnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-04-04.