Valberg Church

Valberg Church (Norwegian: Valberg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valberg on the island of Vestvågøya. It is the church for the Valberg parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1889 by the architect A. Grenstad. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]

Valberg Church
Valberg kirke
View of the church
Valberg Church
Location of the church
Valberg Church
Valberg Church (Norway)
68.1922°N 13.9397°E / 68.1922; 13.9397
LocationVestvågøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1660
Consecrated12 September 1889
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)A. Grenstad
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1889
Specifications
Capacity280
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishValberg
DeaneryLofoten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The first church at Valberg was built around 1660. It shared a priest with Buksnes until 1740 when it was transferred to the Borge parish. In 1749, the church was destroyed during a powerful storm. The second church at Valberg was completed a few years after the first one was destroyed. This church was destroyed in a storm in 1818. A third church building was completed the next year. That church was used until 1888 when a new church (the present church) was built. The old church was torn down in 1890. There were extensive renovations done on the building in the early 1950s.[3]

Priests

The following priests have served the church:[3]

  • 1665–1670: Carl Olufsen Brock
  • 1670–1718: Hans Hansen Jentoft
  • 1718–1738: Christopher Normann
  • 1738–1750: Melchior Meldal
  • 1750–1751: Leonard Sidenius
  • 1752–1756: Jakob Krefting
  • 1756–1770: Jonas Sidenius
  • 1771–1778: Knud Juel
  • 1778–1780: Jørgen Grach
  • 1789–1792: Elias Schønning Dreyer
  • 1792–1834: Henning Johannes Irgins
  • 1834–1844: Hans Nicolai Wraamann
  • 1845–1857: Arent Uchermann
  • 1857–1870: Christian August Heyerdal
  • 1870–1877: Søren Koch
  • 1877–1882: Olaf H. Skattebøl
  • 1882–1883: H. Warholm
  • 1883–1888: M.V. Echhoff
  • 1888–1895: Søren H.H. Swensen
  • 1895–1907: Hans D.W. Smith
  • 1907–1908: Lars R. Landmark
  • 1908–1912: S.S. Gramstad
  • 1913–1920: H.J. Knardahl
  • 1920–1926: J.O. Bang
  • 1926–1947: Hans Søvik
  • 1948–1958: Ole Robert Kirkerød
  • 1959–1969: Sigurd J. Sivertsen
  • 1969–1976: Asbjørn Bjarne Reknes
  • 1976–1977: Ivar Ruud
  • 1977–1982: Knut Are Anton Eikrem
  • 1982–1983: Trygve Knutsen
  • 1983–2003: Harold Holtermannn
  • 2003–2009: Uffe Kronborg
  • 2010-2011: Jan Sahl
  • 2012-2015: Aud Sigurdsen
  • Since 2015: Trond Gran

See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Valberg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  3. "Valberg Kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-07-07.
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