Haga Church (Norway)

Haga Church (Norwegian: Haga kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Samnanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Haga. It is one of the two churches for the Samnanger parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1995 using plans drawn up by the architect Helge Hjertholm. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]

Haga Church
Haga kyrkje
View of the church
60°23′10″N 5°46′04″E
LocationSamnanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1995
Consecrated5 Feb 1995
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Helge Hjertholm
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1995 (1995)
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishSamnanger

History
View of the church

In 1903, a small prayer house was built in Haga. In 1920, the prayer house was consecrated as an annex chapel within the parish. A church association was founded in 1944 to raise money for a new church. In 1967, the municipality gave land for the new church. Helge Hjertholm was hired to design the new church, but money ran short and the work could not go forward. In 1982, an association was again set up to manage the fundraising and the volunteer work in connection with the future construction, but it was not until 1991 that municipal approval and grants came through and work began. The foundation stone was laid on 11 October 1992. The church was consecrated on 5 February 1995.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Haga kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. "Haga kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Haga kapell" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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