Elsfjord Church

Elsfjord Church (Norwegian: Elsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elsfjord. It is the church for the Elsfjord parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1955 by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2] It was consecrated on 18 September 1955.[3]

Elsfjord Church
Elsfjord kirke
View of the church
Elsfjord Church
Location of the church
Elsfjord Church
Elsfjord Church (Norway)
66.1058°N 13.5454°E / 66.1058; 13.5454
LocationVefsn, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated18 Sept 1955
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Torgeir Alvsaker
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1955
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishElsfjord
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Elsfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  3. "Elsfjord menighet" (in Norwegian). Vefsn fellesråd. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
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