| Vestre Jakobselv Church | |
|---|---|
| Vestre Jakobselv kirke | |
| 70°06′41″N 29°20′01″E / 70.111389°N 29.333611°E | |
| Location | Vadsø, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Consecrated | 1940 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Riksarkitekten |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1940 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 90 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Varanger prosti |
| Parish | Vadsø |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85818 |
Vestre Jakobselv Church (Norwegian: Vestre Jakobselv kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vestre Jakobselv. It is one of the churches for the Vadsø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1940. The church seats about 90 people. The building was designed by the Statens bygnignsinspektorat, a government agency now known as the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property. The church holds regularly-scheduled worship services every other Sunday.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ↑ "Kirker i Vadsø sogn" (in Norwegian). Vadsø prosti. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "Vestre Jakobselv kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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