Brumunddal Church

Brumunddal Church (Norwegian: Brumunddal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brumunddal. It is one of the two churches for the Brumunddal/Veldre parish which is part of the Ringsaker prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown wood and white brick church was built in a long church design in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architects Molle Cappelen, Per Cappelen, and Svein Erik Lundby. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

Brumunddal Church
Brumunddal kirke
View of the church
60°53′05″N 10°57′10″E
LocationRingsaker Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1965
Consecrated28 November 1965
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Molle Cappelen,
Per Cappelen, and
Svein Erik Lundby
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1965 (1965)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood and brick
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryRingsaker prosti
ParishBrumunddal/Veldre
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83959

History
Side view of the church in 2011.

The parish made plans for a new church in Brumunddal during the 1960s. Molle Cappelen, Per Cappelen, and Svein Erik Lundby were hired to design the new church. The large nave has seating for about 350 people. On one side of the nave there is a church hall and on the other side is an extension with a priest's office, sacristy, and baptismal waiting room.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Brumunddal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. "Brumunddal kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. "Brumunddal kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.

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