Berg Church (Berg)

Berg Church (Norwegian: Berg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.[1] It is located in the village of Skaland. It is the main church for the Berg parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1955 by the architect Hans Magnus. The church seats about 225 people.[2][3]

Berg Church
Berg kirke
View of the church
Location	Senja Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Magnus
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1955
Specifications
Capacity	225
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Berg
Deanery	Senja prosti
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland

The altarpiece carved in wood was decorated by Torvald Kildal Moseid (1917-2000). Moseid also designed the stained glass in the church. The organ is a pneumatic organ from Vestre Orgelfabrikk. The church bell is from Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry (Olsen Nauen Klokkestøperi).[4][5]

See also

• List of churches in Troms

References

1. "Berg kirkested". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
2. "Berg kirke, Skaland". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
4. Sigmund Christensen. "Torvald Moseid". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
5. "Olsen Nauen klokkestøperi". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved 2018-04-01.