Jørpeland Church (Norwegian: Jørpeland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Strand Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Jørpeland. It is the church for the Jørpeland parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The large, gray, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1969 using designs by the architects Turid and Kristen Bernhoff Evensen. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]
| Jørpeland Church | |
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| Jørpeland kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 59°01′35″N 6°02′22″E / 59.026362°N 06.039438°E | |
| Location | Strand Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Consecrated | 1969 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Turid and Kristen Bernhoff Evensen |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Ryfylke prosti |
| Parish | Jørpeland |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84751 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jørpeland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 October 2020.