Sekkemo Church

Sekkemo Church (Norwegian: Sekkemo kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sekkemo. It is one of the churches for the Kvænangen parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1956 by the architect Olaug Kaasen. The church seats about 330 people.[1][2]

Sekkemo Church
Sekkemo kirke
View of the church
Sekkemo Church
Location of the church
Sekkemo Church
Sekkemo Church (Norway)
LocationKvænangen, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated16 Sept 1956
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Olaug Kaasen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1956
Specifications
Capacity330
Administration
ParishKvænangen
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

The church was consecrated on 16 September 1956 by the Bishop Alf Wiig. It was built to replace the historic Skorpa Church as the main church for the municipality since Skorpa Church was on the island of Skorpa in the middle of the Kvænangen fjord and the majority of the population lived on the mainland. This new church was much more accessible to the people.[1][3]

See also
  • List of churches in Troms

References
  1. "Sekkemo kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  3. "Sekkemo Kirke" (in Norwegian). Kvænangen menighet. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
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