Grønning Church

Grønning Church or Ytre Eidsfjord Church (Norwegian: Grønning kirke / Ytre Eidsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the tiny village of Grønning along the Eidsfjorden on the island of Langøya. It is the church for the Ytre Eidsfjord parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1968 using plans drawn up by the architect Ola Stavseth. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]

Grønning Church
Ytre Eidsfjord Church
Grønning kirke / Ytre Eidsfjord kirke
View of the church
68.66778054°N 14.94838535°E / 68.66778054; 14.94838535
LocationHadsel, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1882
Consecrated1968
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ola Stavseth
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1968 (1968)
Closed1935-1968
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishYtre Eidsfjord
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84442

History

The first church built on this site was completed in 1882 using designs by the architect J.H. Nissen. That church burned down in 1935, but it was not rebuilt. The present building was constructed in 1968 out of the materials from an old school.[3][4]

  • Exterior view
    Exterior view
  • Exterior view from a distance
    Exterior view from a distance
  • Interior view (front)
    Interior view (front)
  • Interior view (back)
    Interior view (back)
  • Altar
    Altar
  • Baptismal font
    Baptismal font
  • Pulpit
    Pulpit

See also

References
  1. "Grønning kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. "Kirkene våre" (in Norwegian). Hadsel kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. "Ytre eidsfjord kirkested / Ytre eidsfjord kirke 1" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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