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
Torridal kirke
View of the church
Torridal Church
Location in of the church
Torridal Church
Torridal Church (Norway)
58.2045°N 07.9292°E / 58.2045; 07.9292
LocationTorridal, Kristiansand, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Completed1978
Specifications
Capacity215
MaterialsExpanded clay aggregate
Administration
ParishTorridal
DeaneryKristiansand prosti
DioceseAgder 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]

Torridal Church from south

See also

References

  1. "Torridal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  3. Torridal kirke at the parish website
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