Kvævemoen Chapel

Church in Agder, Norway

58°56′30″N 6°54′59″E / 58.941649°N 06.916374°E / 58.941649; 06.916374LocationSirdal Municipality,
AgderCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1962Consecrated31 May 1962ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Waldemar HansteenArchitectural typeLong churchGroundbreaking9 May 1960Completed1962; 62 years ago (1962)SpecificationsCapacity100MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseAgder og TelemarkDeaneryLister og Mandal prostiParishSirdal

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID84875

Kvævemoen Church (Norwegian: Kvævemoen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvæven. It one of the four churches in the Sirdal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect Valdemar Scheel Hansteen. The church seats about 100 people.^[1]^[2]

History

Work on the church began on 9 May 1960 when the foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Stavanger, Karl Marthinussen. The church was consecrated on 31 May 1962. There is room for about 100 people in the main sanctuary. Downstairs, there is a dining room, kitchen, cloakroom, and bathroom.^[3]

References

^ "Kvævemoen kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ "Kvævemoen kapell" (in Norwegian). Sirdal kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 26 December 2020.