Torridal Church
Torridal Church (Norwegian: Torridal kirke) is a parish church in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aukland, just south of the village of Mosby and just north of the village of Strai, on the west shore of the river Otra. The church is part of the Torridal parish in the Kristiansand arch-deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The church is surrounded by a cemetery. The white church was built in 1978 using expanded clay aggregate. It seats about 215 people.[1][2]
| Torridal Church | |
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| Torridal kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Torridal Church Location in of the church  Torridal Church Torridal Church (Norway) | |
| 58.2045°N 07.9292°E | |
| Location | Torridal, Kristiansand, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1978 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 215 |
| Materials | Expanded clay aggregate |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Torridal |
| Deanery | Kristiansand prosti |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
The altarpiece is a tapestry by Else Marie Jakobsen from 1988. It represents the risen Christ. The church organ with 14 voices was created by H. Brink Hansen orgelfabrikk in 2002. The church bell was created by Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry in 2006 and has the inscription which means "The Lord is here calling for you".[3]
See also
References
- "Torridal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- Torridal kirke at the parish website
