Søm Church

Søm Church (Norwegian: Søm kirke) is a parish church in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the district of Søm in the borough of Oddernes in the city of Kristiansand. The church is part of the Randesund parish in the Kristiansand arch-deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The red brick church was built in 2004 using designs by the architects Arild Lauvland and Arne Åmland. The 1,400-square-metre (15,000 sq ft) church seats about 400, but it can be expanded to seat a total of 650. The church was consecrated on 28 November 2004.[1][2][3]

Søm Church
Søm kirke
Søm Church
Location in of the church
Søm Church
Søm Church (Norway)
58.1512°N 08.0759°E / 58.1512; 08.0759
LocationKristiansand, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated28 November 2004
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arild Lauvland
and Arne Åmland
Completed2004
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsRed brick
Administration
ParishRandesund
DeaneryKristiansand prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

One large and several smaller tapestries were created by textile artist Else Marie Jakobsen.[4]

Stained glass

The stained glass windows were made by artist Kjell Nupen on the theme: "From darkness to light". The stained glass extends from the altar up to the ceiling and through the nave to the front door. The side windows have stained glass as well.[3][4]

  • Søm Church as seen from the north
  • The main entrance - the jar to the left was created by artist Kjell Nupen
  • The entrance to the offices
  • The bell tower (detail)

See also

References
  1. "Søm kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  3. "Om Randesund menighet" (in Norwegian). Randesund menighet. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  4. Våre to kirker on the official website (in Norwegian)
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