Evenstad Church
Evenstad kirke
View of the church
61°24′21″N 11°08′00″E / 61.40585881908°N 11.13340598338°E / 61.40585881908; 11.13340598338
LocationStor-Elvdal, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1904
Consecrated22 July 1904
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Victor Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1904 (1904)
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Østerdal prosti
ParishStor-Elvdal
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84107

Evenstad Church (Norwegian: Evenstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Evenstad. It is one of the churches for the Stor-Elvdal parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1904 using plans drawn up by the architect Victor Nordan. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

History

Evenstad chapel (later upgraded to a church status) was built because of the work of Anne Evenstad, who also financed the construction. Simen Rusten provided land for the chapel and burial ground. The church is located between the villages of Evenstad and Rasta, and it is said that the location near Rasta station was chosen to make it easier for the priest and organist, who often came to the place by train. The building was designed by Victor Nordan and the lead builder was Martin O. Bråten from Åsnes. The new building was consecrated on 22 July 1904. The cemetery at the church was formally opened in 1907 and is located mainly on the south side of the church.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Evenstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Evenstad kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2021.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.