Sletta Church (Frøya)

Sletta Church (Norwegian: Sletta kirke) is a parish church in Frøya municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located to the northeastern shore of the island of Frøya, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the municipal center of Sistranda. It is one of the churches for the Frøya parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, circular, concrete church was built in a modern style in 1990 by the architect Odd Østbye. The church seats about 430 people.[1][2]

Sletta Church
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63.7957°N 08.8078°E / 63.7957; 08.8078
Location	Frøya, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1755
Consecrated	21 Oct 1990
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Odd Østbye
Architectural type	Circular
Style	Modern
Completed	1990
Specifications
Capacity	430
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Frøya
Deanery	Orkdal
Diocese	Nidaros

History

First church from 1755 (left) and second church from 1880 (left) at Sletta

In 1755, the main church for the parish of Frøya was moved from the island of Sula to Sletta on the island of Frøya. Upon completion of the new church, Bishop Frederik Nannestad consecrated the building on 4 September 1755. Eventually, that church was too small for the parish, so a new church was built just next to the old church in 1880. The new church was one of Norway's largest wooden churches, seating 1,000 people. The last worship service in the old church was held on 26 September 1880, and then the new church was consecrated on 30 September 1880 by Bishop Andreas Grimelund. For a time, the two churches stood side by side before the old one was taken down and sold. On 8 June 1984, the large wooden church building burned to the ground in a big fire.[3]

Construction on the current building began in 1988, and it was completed in 1990. On 21 October 1990, Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer consecrated the new church. The new building has a modern style sanctuary with a separate church hall with a kitchen. There are also a number of classrooms in the basement.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Trøndelag

References

1. "kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Missing or empty |url= (help)
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
3. "Kirkene" (in Norwegian). historier.no. Retrieved 2017-02-18.