Ellingsøy Church

Ellingsøy Church (Norwegian: Ellingsøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Ellingsøya, just west of the village of Myklebost. It is the church for the Ellingsøy parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The brick church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1990 by the architect Lauritz Nes. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

Ellingsøy Church
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62.4924°N 6.2712°E / 62.4924; 6.2712
Location	Ålesund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1990
Consecrated	30 August 1998
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Lauritz Nes
Architectural type	Fan-shaped
Completed	1998
Specifications
Capacity	380
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Parish	Ellingsøy
Deanery	Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The brick church was built in 1990 by the architect Lauritz Nes and it originally was a chapel for the Church of Norway. In 1998, the chapel was expanded by the architect Oscar Norderval and it was consecrated as a church on 30 August 1998.[1]

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Ellingsøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-08-12.