Moe Church

Moe Church (Norwegian: Moe kirke) is a parish church in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vormstad, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the town of Orkanger. It is the church for the Orkland parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1867 by the builder Ole Fredriksen Rømmesmo. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2]

Moe Church
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63.1882°N 09.7661°E / 63.1882; 09.7661
Location	Orkland, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	28 Dec 1867
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole F. Rømmesmo
Architectural type	Cruciform
Completed	1867
Specifications
Capacity	700
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Orkland
Deanery	Orkdal
Diocese	Nidaros

History

The original church was built in 1675 in the nearby village of Svorkmo and that church building existed until 1816, when it was moved to nearby Smedshaugen. That church building was replaced in 1867 when the present church was built in Moe, on the south side of Vormstad. The present church was consecrated on 28 December 1867 by bishop Andreas Grimelund.[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Moe kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
3. "Kirken på Svorkmo" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
4. "Nykirka 1866-" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. Retrieved 2011-01-31.