Old Ålgård Church

Old Ålgård Church (Norwegian: Ålgård gamle kirke) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjesdal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ålgård. It used to be the main church for the Ålgård parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design and an art nouveau style in 1917 using designs by the architect Ole Stein. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Old Ålgård Church
Ålgård gamle kirke
View of the church
58.769113°N 5.845365°E / 58.769113; 5.845365
LocationGjesdal Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated11 May 1917
Architecture
Functional statusInactive
Architect(s)Ole Stein
Architectural typeLong church
StyleArt Nouveau
Groundbreaking20 March 1916
Completed1917 (1917)
Closed15 March 2015
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryJæren prosti
ParishÅlgård
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85960

History

Work began on the new church on 20 March 1916 when a groundbreaking ceremony was held. The church was consecrated on 11 May 1917 by the Bishop Bernt Støylen. The church cost about 29,000 kr to build.[3][4][5] There are several bullet holes in the exterior of the church that were caused by skirmishes during World War II when the Germans occupied Norway. In the 1960s, the church was renovated and refurbished. After 98 years in use, the church became too small for the congregation and it was replaced in 2015 by the new Ålgård Church, located directly across the street. The old church is no longer used for regular services, but it is used for special occasions such as weddings.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Ålgård gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "Ålgård kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. "Ålgård gamle kirke" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Gjesdal historie. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  6. "Ålgård kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

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