Kokelv Church

Kokelv Church (Norwegian: Kokelv kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hammerfest Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kokelv. It is the church for the Kokelv parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1960 using plans drawn up by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

Kokelv Church
Kokelv kirke
View of the church
70.610791°N 24.651936°E / 70.610791; 24.651936
LocationHammerfest Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1960
Consecrated1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Rolf Harlew Jenssen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960 (1960)
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishKokelv
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84802

The church was built by a group of 24 German volunteers sponsored by Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (German: Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste), who spent seven months in Kokelv to build the church as a sign of reconciliation with the Norwegian people who had suffered under German occupation during World War II.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Kokelv kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. "Kokelv kapell". Hammerfest kirkelige fellesråd (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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