Sørum Church (Hadeland)

Sørum Church (Norwegian: Sørum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjoneroa. It is the church for the Bjoneroa parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]

Sørum Church
Sørum kirke
View of the church
60°31′00″N 10°17′44″E
LocationGran Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Sørum kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1861
Consecrated25 September 1861
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Groundbreaking22 October 1860
Completed1861 (1861)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryHadeland og Land prosti
ParishBjoneroa
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85062

History

Planning for a new church in the Bjoneroa area began in the 1850s. Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was hired to make designs for the new church. The foundation stone was laid on 22 October 1860. It was a wooden long church. The timber was donated and the construction work was led by Lars Jacobsen Hvinden. The church was consecrated by the rector on 25 September 1861.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Sørum kirke, Bjoneroa". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. "Sørum kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. "Sørum kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2022.

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