Flekkerøy Church
Flekkerøy Church (Norwegian: Flekkerøy kirke) is a parish church in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mæbø on the island of Flekkerøy in the city of Kristiansand. The church is part of the Flekkerøy parish in the Kristiansand arch-deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The church is surrounded by a cemetery. The white, concrete church was built in 1960 using plans by the architect Gabriel Tallaksen. The church seats about 375 people. There are plans in place to build a large addition to the church in 2019 that will roughly double the capacity of the church.[1][2][3]
| Flekkerøy Church | |
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| Flekkerøy kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Flekkerøy Church Location in of the church  Flekkerøy Church Flekkerøy Church (Norway) | |
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| Location | Kristiansand, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | https://www.flekkeroymenighet.no/ |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Gabriel Tallaksen |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 375 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Flekkerøy |
| Deanery | Kristiansand prosti |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
See also
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)
References
- "Flekkerøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- "Kirkebygg" (in Norwegian). Flekkerøy menighet. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
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