Majavatn Church

Majavatn Church (Norwegian: Majavatn kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Grane Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Majavatn, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the village of Trofors, just alongside the large lake Majavatnet. It is an annex chapel for the Grane parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1915 as the "Majavatn misjonshus", an initiative of Paul Pedersen of the Norges Samemisjon. The church seats about 80 people.[1] On 11 June 1924, it was consecrate as a "chapel". The chapel holds about 5 scheduled worship services each year, in addition to baptisms, confirmations, weddings, and funerals.[2][3]

Majavatn Church
Majavatn kirke
Majavatn Church
Location of the church
Majavatn Church
Majavatn Church (Norway)
65.1660°N 13.3698°E / 65.1660; 13.3698
LocationGrane, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Majavatn kapell
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1915
Specifications
Capacity80
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishGrane
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. "Grane menighet / Kirken" (in Norwegian). Grane kommune. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  3. "Majavatn kirke" (in Norwegian). Grane menighet. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
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