Ullern Church

Ullern Church (Norwegian: Ullern kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ullern. It is the church for the Ullern parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red brick church was built in a long church design in 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

This article is about the church in Sør-Odal, Norway. For the church in Oslo, Norway, see Ullern Church (Oslo).
Ullern Church
Ullern kirke
View of the church
Credit: Øyvind Holmstad
60°12′46″N 11°38′09″E
LocationSør-Odal Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1869
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1869 (1869)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySolør, Vinger og Odal prosti
ParishUllern
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85717

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1394, but the church was not built that day. The first church at Ullern was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 12th century. In 1623, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new building on the same site. In 1730, the church was torn down and replaced with a new building on the same site.[3][4]

By the 1860s, the church was too small for the parish, so plans were again made to replace the church with a new building. The architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was hired to design the building and Halvor Christoffersen and Marcus Moss were hired as the lead builders for the project. The church was a neo-gothic brick long church with seating for about 250 people. The church was completed and consecrated in 1869. In 1951, the church was restored and many historic pieces were found stored away in the attic such as an altarpiece from 1678, and a pulpit and baptismal font from 1680. These items were restored and placed in the church.[3][4]

See also

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

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