Engehaugen Church

Engehaugen Church (Norwegian: Engehaugen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjøvik Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the town of Gjøvik. It is the church for the Engehaugen parish which is part of the Toten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red, wooden church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1985 using plans drawn up by the architect Jan Arne Frydenlund. The church seats about 156 people.[1][2]

Engehaugen Church
Engehaugen kirke
View of the church
60°46′25″N 10°40′10″E
LocationGjøvik Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1994
Consecrated1994
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jan Arne Frydenlund
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1985 (1985)
Specifications
Capacity156
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryToten prosti
ParishEngehaugen

History

The building was first built in 1985 as a facility for people who are developmentally disabled. During the 1990s, this program was discontinued and the building became available. In 1994, the parish purchased the building and converted it into a church. The gymnasium was converted into the nave. The church was consecrated by Bishop Rosemarie Köhn in 1994.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Engehaugen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. "Engehaugen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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