Stongfjorden Chapel (Norwegian: Stongfjorden bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stongfjorden. It is one of three annex chapels in the Askvoll parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1908 in a long church design using plans drawn up by the architect Martinus Haugen. The chapel seats about 300 people.[1]
| Stongfjorden Chapel | |
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| Stongfjorden bedehuskapell | |
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| 61°25′43″N 5°10′11″E / 61.4286390689°N 5.16970843076°E | |
| Location | Askvoll Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Consecrated | 6 December 1914 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Martinus Haugen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Closed | 1 August 2014 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Sunnfjord prosti |
| Parish | Askvoll |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85575 |
History edit
The chapel was originally constructed as a prayer house (bedehus) in 1908. The cost of the building was 6643 kr. Initially, the parish held two worship services per year at the prayer house. Soon after, it was decided to upgrade the building to a chapel. It was consecrated for regular church use on 6 December 1914 by the local dean Jonas Rein Landmark. This meant that the church would now have six worship services per year. During the 1960s, the basement was finished with a kitchen, dining hall, and bathrooms. In 1970, a choir was added to the building and in 1971, a new belltower with steeple were added.[2][3] On 1 August 2014, the chapel was taken out of regular use. This means that regular worship services are no longer held there, however, the church can still be used on special occasions.[4]
Media gallery edit
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Original design of the church -
Present design of the church
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Stongfjorden bedehuskapell" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Stongfjorden bedehuskapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Møteprotokoll for Askvoll sokneråd" (PDF). Askvoll sokneråd (in Norwegian). Askvoll, Norge. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2021.