Straumsnes Church

Straumsnes Church
Straumsnes kyrkje
Grimstad kyrkje
View of the church
63.0526177398°N 8.0242413282°E / 63.0526177398; 8.0242413282
Location Tingvoll Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded 1864
Consecrated 7 October 1864
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Gustav Olsen
Architectural type Long church
Completed 1864
Specifications
Capacity 300
Materials Wood
Administration
Diocese Møre bispedømme
Deanery Indre Nordmøre prosti
Parish Straumsnes
Type Church
Status Not protected
ID 85604

Straumsnes Church (Norwegian: Straumsnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tingvoll Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straumsnes. It is the main church for the Straumsnes parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1864 by the architect Gustav Olsen. The church seats about 300 people.

History

The parish of Straumsnes was established by royal resolution on 14 January 1863. Soon after, plans were made for a new church to be built for the parish. The church was designed by Gustav Olsen (who also designed the nearby Øre Church), and the lead builder during the construction was Lars Thoresen. The church was built in 1863-1864 and it was consecrated on 7 October 1864. In 1946, a baptismal sacristy was added. The church was damaged by a lightning strike in 2006 and it had to be restored afterwards.

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