Hunstad Church

Hunstad Church (Norwegian: Hunstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Bodø. It is the church for the Innstranden parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular style in 2013 by the architect Johnny Kristensen from the company U2 Arkitekter. The church seats about 400 people.[1]

Hunstad Church
Hunstad kirke
View of the church
67.2823701°N 14.5418209°E / 67.2823701; 14.5418209
LocationBodø, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded2013
Consecrated2013
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johnny Kristensen
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed2013 (2013)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryBodø domprosti
ParishInnstranden

The church is rather unique in Norway because it is a part of a large building complex which includes a school, library, cafe, and leisure centre. The church cost about 84 million kr.

See also

References

  1. "Hunstad kirke, Bodø". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

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