Skjerstad Church

Skjerstad Church (Norwegian: Skjerstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjerstad, along Skjerstadfjorden. It is one of two churches for the Misvær og Skjerstad parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, stone and concrete church was built in a long church style in 1959 by the architect Arnstein Arneberg. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Skjerstad Church
Skjerstad kirke
View of the church
Skjerstad Church
Location of the church
Skjerstad Church
Skjerstad Church (Norway)
67.2343°N 15.0211°E / 67.2343; 15.0211
LocationBodø, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
EventsFire: 17 May 1955
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstein Arneberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1959
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsStone and concrete
Administration
ParishMisvær og Skjerstad
DeaneryBodø domprosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The first historical records of the parish of Skjerstad date back to around the year 1390. No descriptions of the church remain, but in 1633, a new cruciform church was completed right next to the old one. That building was demolished in 1759 after having been repaired several times over its existence. This church was a timber-framed cruciform design. A new church was completed in 1848 on the same site, but it burned down in 1873. A new, larger church to replace it was completed in 1877. The new 1877 church had a long church design instead of the cruciform design of previous buildings. This building was (again) destroyed by fire on 17 May 1955. The present church building was completed in 1959.[3][4]

See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Skjerstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  3. "Skjerstad kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  4. "Misvær og Skjerstad menigheter" (in Norwegian). bodo.kirken.no. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
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