Halsa Church (Meløy)

Halsa Church (Norwegian: Halsa kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Halsa. It is the church for the Halsa parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1960 by the architect Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2] The building was consecrated on 22 May 1960 by the Bishop Hans Edvard Wisløff.

Halsa Church
Halsa kirke
View of the church
Halsa Church
Location of the church
Halsa Church
Halsa Church (Norway)
66.7437°N 13.5771°E / 66.7437; 13.5771
LocationMeløy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated22 May 1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Kirsten Wleügel Knutssøn
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHalsa
DeaneryBodø domprosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Nordland

References

  1. "Halsa kirke, Meløy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
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