Havøysund Church

Havøysund Church (Norwegian: Havøysund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Havøysund on the island of Havøya. It is one of the churches for the Måsøy parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.[1]

Havøysund Church
Havøysund kirke
View of the church
70.996442°N 24.656821°E / 70.996442; 24.656821
LocationMåsøy Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1960
Consecrated1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Esben Poulsson
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960 (1960)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsConcrete and wood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishMåsøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84511

Like most other churches in Finnmark, Havøysund church was burned down by the Germans during the evacuation of Finnmark in 1944. The new church was built of whitewashed concrete and dark wooden timbers in a long church style in 1960 using plans drawn up by the architect Esben Poulsson. The altarpiece and pulpit decoration were painted by the artist Terje Grøstad. The church seats about 300 people.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. "Havøysund kirke, Måsøy" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "Havøysund kirke". Arkitekturguide: Nord-Norge og Svalbard. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. "Terje Grøstad". Norsk Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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