Brøstad Church

Brøstad Church (Norwegian: Brøstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dyrøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brøstadbotn. It is one of the churches for the Dyrøy parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1937 using plans drawn up by the architects Bersvend Thoresen Elvevold and Martin Jakobsen. The church seats about 180 people.[1][2]

Brøstad Church
Brøstad kirke
69.078415°N 17.691696°E / 69.078415; 17.691696
LocationDyrøy Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Brøstad kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1937
Consecrated1937
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Bersvend Thoresen Elvevold and Martin Jakobsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1937 (1937)
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeanerySenja prosti
ParishDyrøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83966

History

The church was built and consecrated in 1937. The long church building has a tall tower over the main entrance. The choir is on the northeast end of the building and it is raised up a few steps from the main nave. In 1997, the church was renovated using plans by the architect Ottar Holtermann.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Brøstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. "Brøstad kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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