Sørnes Church

Sørnes Church
Sørnes kirke
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58°54′45″N 5°40′38″E / 58.912395°N 5.67717°E / 58.912395; 5.67717
LocationSola Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1977
Consecrated1977
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Tor Sørensen
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1977
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryTungenes prosti
ParishSørnes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85056

Sørnes Church (Norwegian: Sørnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørnes. It is the church for the Sørnes parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The large, brick church was built in a cruciform design in 1977 using designs by the architect Tor Sørensen. The church seats about 240 people, but it has movable walls which can enlarge the sanctuary to seat about 500 people.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ^ "Sørnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sørnes kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 18 October 2020.