Sekken Church

Sekken Church (Norwegian: Sekken kyrkje; formerly: Sekken kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at the eastern tip of the island of Sekken which is located in the Romsdal Fjord, at the mouth of the Langfjorden. It is the church for the Sekken parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design with a Swiss chalet style in 1908 by the architects Ole Havnæs and Knut Flåthe. The church seats about 130 people.[1][2]

Sekken Church
Sekken kyrkje
View of the church
Sekken Church
Location of the church
Sekken Church
Sekken Church (Norway)
62.6606°N 7.3822°E / 62.6606; 7.3822
LocationMolde Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated28 October 1908
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Havnæs and
Knut Flåthe
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1908
Specifications
Capacity130
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSekken
DeaneryMolde domprosti
DioceseMøre

History

The municipal council of the old Veøy Municipality voted unanimously on 4 January 1902 to petition the government for the construction of a chapel and graveyard on the island of Sekken. The royal decree was issued authorizing the construction and the new chapel was consecrated on 28 October 1908. THe church bell was from the Old Veøy Church which was closed down a few years earlier.[3]

  • Interior
  • Exterior
  • Front entrance

See also
  • List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References
  1. "Sekken kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  3. "Sekken kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
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