Oltedal Church

Oltedal Church (Norwegian: Oltedal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjesdal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oltedal. It is one of the three churches for the Gjesdal parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular style in 2002 using designs by the architect Olav Urstad.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 10 February 2002.

Oltedal Church
Oltedal kirke
View of the church
58.825599°N 6.031489°E / 58.825599; 6.031489
LocationGjesdal Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded2002
Consecrated10 Feb 2002
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Olav Urstad
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed2002 (2002)
Specifications
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryJæren prosti
ParishGjesdal
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85214

History

In 1926, a small chapel was built in Oltedal. It was designed by Gustav Helland and it was consecrated on 17 October 1926. It was a wooden long church with an asymmetrically placed tower in the northeast. In 1970, the chapel was renovated. By the 1990s, the chapel was too small for the congregation, so in 2002, the chapel was de-consecrated and sold and the present church was constructed about 750 metres (2,460 ft) to the west.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Oltedal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "Oltedal kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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