Grimstad Church

Grimstad Church (Norwegian: Grimstad kirke) is a parish church in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Grimstad. The church is part of the Grimstad parish in the Vest-Nedenes deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The large, green, cruciform church was built in 1881 using plans by the architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer. The church is one of the largest wooden churches in Norway, seating about 1,000 people.[1][2]

Grimstad Church
Grimstad kirke
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Grimstad Church
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Grimstad Church
Grimstad Church (Norway)
58.3432°N 08.5952°E / 58.3432; 08.5952
LocationGrimstad, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1849
Consecrated7 Apr 1881
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Henrik Thrap-Meyer
StyleCruciform
Completed1881
Specifications
Capacity1,000
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishGrimstad
DeaneryVest-Nedenes prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

History

The first church in the town of Grimstad was built in 1849 on a prominent hill overlooking the harbour. That church was not very large, so it was quickly outgrown by the town. Originally, there was a cemetery surrounding the church, but just like the original church, it quickly filled up and it is no longer used. A new cemetery was opened in Frivoll in 1872 and it has been in use since that time. In 1881, the church building was disassembled and moved to the nearby parish of Nedenes and it was rebuilt to become the Engene Church (in present-day Arendal). A new, much larger church was built in Grimstad and it was consecrated on 7 April 1881.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Grimstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  3. "Grimstad kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-11-11.
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