Sandeid Church

Sandeid Church (Norwegian: Sandeid kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sandeid. The church is part of the Sandeid parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1904 by the architect Tengesdal. It seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Sandeid Church
Sandeid kyrkje
View of the church (Photo: Jarle Vines)
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59.5468°N 5.8579°E / 59.5468; 5.8579
Location	Vindafjord, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Tengesdal
Completed	1904
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Sandeid
Deanery	Haugaland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

History

The first church at Sandeid was a medieval stave church that was likely built around the year 1100. The stave church was renovated and expanded over the centuries, but eventually was in poor condition and in 1814, the church was torn down and replaced with a smaller church with no steeple. The small church was used for about 90 years before it too was taken down and replaced by the current church in 1904.[3]

In the early hours of 5 April 2017 the church's steeple was struck by lightning and caught fire, causing significant damage to the structure before the fire was put out by firefighters.[4]

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Sandeid kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
3. "Sandeid kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Vindafjord kommune. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
4. Asvall, Halldor; Halleland, Thomas (5 April 2017). "Frykter kirketårnet skal rase sammen". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 April 2017.