Bekkefaret Church

Bekkefaret Church (Norwegian: Bekkefaret kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Bekkefaret neighborhood in the borough of Hillevåg in the city of Stavanger. It is the church for the Bekkefaret parish which is part of the Stavanger domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red brick church was built in a semi-circular design in 1977 using designs by the architects Per Amund Riseng and Jan Stensrud. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2][3]

Bekkefaret Church
Bekkefaret kirke
View of the church
58.951003°N 5.728528°E / 58.951003; 5.728528
LocationStavanger Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1977
Consecrated1977
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Per Amund Riseng
& Jan Stensrud
Architectural typeSemi-circular
Completed1977 (1977)
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishBekkefaret
DeaneryStavanger domprosti
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83861

See also

References
  1. "Bekkefaret kirke, Stavanger". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. "Bekkefaret kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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