Åram Church

Åram Church (Norwegian: Åram kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Vanylven in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åram in the northern part of the municipality. It is the church for the Åram parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre (since 2002; prior to that time it was part of the Sande parish). The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1927 using plans drawn up by the architect Sivert Storegjerde. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Åram Church
Åram kyrkje
View of the church
62°11′53″N 5°29′27″E
LocationVanylven,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1927
Consecrated20 January 1927
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Sivert Storegjerde
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1927 (1927)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishÅram
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85973

History

The Åram area was historically part of the Sande Church parish. In the 1910s, the parish decided to build the new Gursken Church on the island of Gurskøya and divide the parish into two. The new church was built in 1918. This led the people of Åram on the mainland to demand their own church so they didn't have to boat across a fjord to attend church services. After a lot of discussions, the parish was divided into three, and it was decided to build a new church at Åram. The new Åram Church was designed and built by the builder Sivert Storegjerde. It was consecrated on 20 January 1927. In 1964, the building was enlarged by adding bathrooms near the main entrance. On 1 January 2002, the mainland Åram portion of Sande Municipality was transferred to the neighboring Vanylven Municipality. The church was also transferred to the Vanylven parish council at the same time.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Åram kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. "Åram kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. "Åram kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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