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
HattfEllingsøyjelldal kyrkje
View of the church
Ellingsøy Church
Location of the church
Ellingsøy Church
Ellingsøy Church (Norway)
62.4924°N 6.2712°E / 62.4924; 6.2712
LocationÅlesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1990
Consecrated30 August 1998
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Lauritz Nes
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1998
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishEllingsøy
DeaneryNordre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

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]

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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.
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