Gimmestad Church

Gimmestad Church (Norwegian: Gimmestad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørstranda, right along the shore of the Gloppefjorden. It is one of the four churches for the Gloppen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1910 by the architect Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff. The church seats about 315 people.[1][2]

Gimmestad Church
Gimmestad kyrkje
View of the church
61°46′19″N 6°09′24″E
LocationGloppen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1910
Consecrated16 Dec 1910
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Niels Eckhoff
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1910 (1910)
Specifications
Capacity315
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishGloppen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID223516

History

For centuries, the people of this part of Gloppen attended the Gimmestad Church. By 1880, the old church was deemed to be in poor condition and too small for the parish, seating only about 80 people. After years of discussions, the Church Ministry was in favor of demolition and replacement, but many of the local residents fought for preserving the old church as a museum. The local people prevailed in January 1909 when plans for building a new church were approved. Plans were made for a new church nearby and the old church was to be preserved as a historic site. Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff was hired to draw plans for the new church which would be located on a site about 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) west of the old church site. Anders Karlsen from Nordfjordeid was the lead builder for the church. The new building was a wooden long church in a Swiss chalet style. The church has two short extensions on either side of the nave which make the church look more cruciform, but they are just for decoration and the interior is a long church design. There is a church porch with a tower on the west end and the chancel and sacristy are on the east end of the nave. The church was consecrated on 16 December 1910 by Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Gimmestad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Gimmestad kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. "Gimmestad kirkested / Gimmestad kirke 4" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. "Gimmestad nye kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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