Sekken Church

Sekken Church
Sekken kyrkje
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62°39′38″N 7°22′56″E / 62.660653564°N 7.3822076618°E / 62.660653564; 7.3822076618
LocationMolde Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1908
Consecrated28 October 1908
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Havnæs and
Knut Flåthe
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1908 (116 years ago) (1908)
Specifications
Capacity130
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryMolde domprosti
ParishSekken
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85412

Sekken Church (Norwegian: Sekken kyrkje; formerly: Sekken kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at the eastern tip of the island of Sekken which is located in the Romsdal Fjord, at the mouth of the Langfjorden. It is the church for the Sekken parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design with a Swiss chalet style in 1908 by the architects Ole Havnæs and Knut Flåthe. The church seats about 130 people.[1][2]

History

The municipal council of the old Veøy Municipality voted unanimously on 4 January 1902 to petition the government for the construction of a chapel and graveyard on the island of Sekken. The people used to attend the Old Veøy Church on the neighboring island of Veøya, but in 1901, that church was closed and a new Veøy Church was built on the mainland. This left the people of Sekken island much further from their church. In 1908, a royal decree was issued authorizing the construction of the new chapel. The building was consecrated on 28 October 1908. The church bell from the Old Veøy Church was installed in the chapel's tower.[3][4]

  • Interior
    Interior
  • Exterior
    Exterior
  • Front entrance
    Front entrance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sekken kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Sekken kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Sekken kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 July 2021.