Gruben Church

Gruben Church (Norwegian: Gruben kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the eastern part of the town of Mo i Rana. It is the church for the Gruben parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2][3]

Gruben Church
Gruben kirke
View of the church
66.31585028°N 14.19462427°E / 66.31585028; 14.19462427
LocationRana, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1965
Consecrated1965
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Toft
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1965 (1965)
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
ParishGruben
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84433

See also

References

  1. "Gruben kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. "Gruben kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana fellesråd. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

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