Bodom Church (Norwegian: Bodom kirke, formerly called Bodom kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bodom in the upper Ogndalen valley, about 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of the town of Steinkjer. It is one of the churches for the Ogndal parish, part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1905 using plans drawn up by the architect Søren Wiese Opsahl. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2][3]
| Bodom Church | |
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| Bodom kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 63°58′19″N 11°55′07″E / 63.9720130°N 11.91873371°E | |
| Location | Steinkjer, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Bodom kapell |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Consecrated | 1 Aug 1905 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Søren Wiese Opsahl |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 120 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
| Deanery | Stiklestad prosti |
| Parish | Ogndal |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 83918 |
History edit
The chapel was initially built to serve the upper Ogndalen valley. David Kristian Bodom left money to the parish after his death to help fund the chapel's construction. The new chapel was consecrated on 1 August 1905 by Bishop Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen. Later, the chapel was upgraded to be a full parish church. The building was extensively renovated in 1970.[4][5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Bodom kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Bodom kirke" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Bodom kapell" (in Norwegian). Steinkjerleksikonet. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Bodom kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 May 2021.