Gruben Church

Gruben Church (Norwegian: Gruben kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the eastern part of the town of Mo i Rana. It is the church for the Gruben parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1965 by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2][3]

Gruben Church
Gruben kirke
View of the church
Gruben Church
Location of the church
Gruben Church
Gruben Church (Norway)
66.3158°N 14.1948°E / 66.3158; 14.1948
LocationRana, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Toft
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1965
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishGruben
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Nordland

References

  1. "Gruben kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  3. "Gruben kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana fellesråd. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
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