Stongfjorden Chapel

Stongfjorden Chapel (Norwegian: Stongfjorden bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stongfjorden. It is one of three annex chapels in the Askvoll parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1908 as a bedehus by the architect Martinus Haugen. The chapel seats about 300 people.[1]

Stongfjorden Chapel
Stongfjorden bedehuskapell
Stongfjorden Chapel
Location of the chapel
Stongfjorden Chapel
Stongfjorden Chapel (Norway)
61.42805°N 5.16972°E / 61.42805; 5.16972
LocationAskvoll Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Consecrated6 December 1914
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Martinus Haugen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1908
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishAskvoll
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The chapel was originally constructed as a prayer house (bedehus) in 1908. The cost of the building was 6643 kr. Initially, the parish held two worship services per year at the prayer house. Soon after, it was decided to upgrade the building to a chapel. It was consecrated for regular church use on 6 December 1914 by the local dean Jonas Rein Landmark. This meant that the church would now have six worship services per year. During the 1960s, the basement was finished with a kitchen, dining hall, and bathrooms. In 1970, a choir was added to the building and in 1971, a new belltower with steeple were added.[2]

  • Original design of the church
  • Present design of the church
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See also

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. "Stongfjorden bedehuskapell" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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