Mo Church (Nordland)

Mo Church (Norwegian: Mo kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Mo i Rana. It is the church for the Mo parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, cruciform, wooden church was built in a neo-gothic style in 1724 using plans drawn up by the architects Andreas Grenstad and Espen Poulson. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2][3]

Mo Church
Mo kirke
View of the church
66.3099338°N 14.1443363°E / 66.3099338; 14.1443363
LocationRana, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1724
Consecrated1724
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Grenstad and
Espen Poulson
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1724 (1724)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
ParishMo
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84962

History

The church in Mo i Rana was founded in 1723-1724 when missionary Thomas von Westen led the construction of the new church. The first worship service held in the new church was on 6 January 1724. In 1832 the church underwent a renovation and expansion of the building. It included building a higher and steeper roof with a small onion dome tower on top. In 1860, the interior was redesigned. The church also underwent renovations in 1956 and again in 2007.

See also

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

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