Stovner Church

Stovner Church is a church center in Oslo, Norway.[2][3]

Stovner Church
Stovner kirke
59°57′20.232″N 10°55′34.158″E
LocationStovnerfaret 25,
Stovner,
Oslo,
CountryNorway
Denomination Church of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitehttps://kirken.no
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated1979
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Hille
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Oslo[1]
DeaneryØstre Aker
ParishHøybråten, Fossum og Stovner

The church was consecrated in 1979. It has 210 seats in the church room and 250 in the congregation hall, as well as a church hall and a baptismal room furnished respectively for 40 and 60 people. Sliding doors allow these rooms to be joined together. There is also a vestibule for socializing.

The altarpiece in the church room is a bronze relief depicting the Ascension of Christ, created by Nina Sundbye in 1979. It is located a piece up on the foundation wall behind the altar. The pulpit and the baptismal font are both designed by the architect. Three tapestries by Rigmor Bové are from 1993. The church organ is from 1981 and was built by Jehmlich Orgelbau in Dresden, Germany.

The two church bells are cast by Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry and hang in a separate bell tower.[1][3]

Stovner Church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.[4]

References
  1. Stovner kirke Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian)
  2. Stovner kirke Kirkesøk (in Norwegian)
  3. Stovner kirke Norske kirker (in Norwegian)
  4. Stovner kirke / kirkested Kulturminnesøk by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)


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