Stamsund Church

Stamsund Church (Norwegian: Stamsund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stamsund on the island of Vestvågøya. It is the church for the Stamsund parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1937 by the architect Sigmund Brænne. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Stamsund Church
Stamsund kirke
View of the church
Stamsund Church
Location of the church
Stamsund Church
Stamsund Church (Norway)
68.1440°N 13.8392°E / 68.1440; 13.8392
LocationVestvågøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Sigmund Brænne
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1937
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishStamsund
DeaneryLofoten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

A chapel at the nearby village of Steine was built in 1853, but was blown down during a storm on 28 January 1905. During the discussion about the structure of the chapel there was a debate about where the new church would be built. After more than 30 years of debate and discussion, a church was built in Stamsund to replace the old Steine Chapel. The church was consecrated on 13 July 1937 by the Bishop Eivind Berggrav. The church was built with its own crematorium that was in operation until 2002. The church was originally part of the Buksnes parish, but in 1969 it became its own parish.[3]

Priests

The following priests have served at Stamsund Church:[3]

  • 1937-1952: Halvdan Thun
  • 1952-1965: Reidar Mørch
  • 1965-1969: Rolv Beisvåg
  • 1969-1976: Asbjørn Bjarne Reknes
  • 1976-1977: Ivar Ruud
  • 1977-1982: Knut Are Aston Eikrem
  • 1982-1983: Trygve Knutsen
  • 1983-2003: Harold Holtermann
  • 2003-2009: Uffe Kronborg
  • 2009-2010: Jan Sahl
  • 2011-2015: Aud Meaas Sigurdsen
  • since 2015: Gunnar Már Kristjánsson

See also

References
  1. "Stamsund kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  3. "Stamsund kirke" (in Norwegian). Vestvågøy kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
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