Ytteren Church

Ytteren Church (Norwegian: Ytteren kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ytteren, a northern suburb of the town of Mo i Rana. It is the main church for the Nord-Rana parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brick church was built in a rectangular style in 1977 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2][3] The church was consecrated on 4 September 1977 by Bishop Bjarne Odd Weider.

Ytteren Church
Ytteren kirke
View of the church
66.3452707°N 14.1280854°E / 66.3452707; 14.1280854
LocationRana, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1977
Consecrated4 Sept 1977
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Toft
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1977 (1977)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
ParishNord-Rana

See also

References
  1. "Ytteren kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. "Ytteren kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana fellesråd. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

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