Lyse Chapel

Lyse Chapel (Norwegian: Lyse kapell) is a small parish church in Forsand municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the tiny village of Lysebotn, at the end of the Lysefjorden. The church is part of the Forsand parish in the Ryfylke deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The brown, wooden church was built in 1961 by the architects Gustav Helland and Endre Årreberg. The church, which seats about 150 people, was consecrated on 28 May 1961 by the Bishop Fridtjov Birkeli.[1][2]

Lyse Chapel
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59.0586°N 6.6634°E / 59.0586; 6.6634
Location	Forsand, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	28 May 1961
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Gustav Helland and Endre Årreberg
Completed	1961
Specifications
Capacity	150
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Forsand
Deanery	Ryfylke prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

The church is not used often, since there are only about a dozen residents in the isolated village of Lysebotn. In 2009, the municipality tried to close and sell the chapel, but they changed their mind due to the opposition of the residents.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Lyse kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
3. Presthus, Øivind (2010-03-30). "Blir ikke solgt som fritidsbolig". NRK Rogaland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-22.