Stovner Church

Stovner Church is a church center in Oslo, Norway.[2][3]

Stovner Church
Stovner kirke
59°57′20.232″N 10°55′34.158″E
Location	Stovnerfaret 25, Stovner, Oslo,
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Website	https://kirken.no
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	1979
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Harald Hille
Specifications
Capacity	600
Materials	Brick
Administration
Parish	Høybråten, Fossum og Stovner
Deanery	Østre Aker
Diocese	Diocese of Oslo[1]

The church was consecrated in 1979. It has 210 seats in the church room and 250 in the congregation hall, as well as a church hall and a baptismal room furnished respectively for 40 and 60 people. Sliding doors allow these rooms to be joined together. There is also a vestibule for socializing.

The altarpiece in the church room is a bronze relief depicting the Ascension of Christ, created by Nina Sundbye in 1979. It is located a piece up on the foundation wall behind the altar. The pulpit and the baptismal font are both designed by the architect. Three tapestries by Rigmor Bové are from 1993. The church organ is from 1981 and was built by Jehmlich Orgelbau in Dresden, Germany.

The two church bells are cast by Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry and hang in a separate bell tower.[1][3]

Stovner Church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.[4]

References

1. Stovner kirke Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian)
2. Stovner kirke Kirkesøk (in Norwegian)
3. Stovner kirke Norske kirker (in Norwegian)
4. Stovner kirke / kirkested Kulturminnesøk by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)

External links

• Official parish website