Førre Church

Church in Rogaland, Norway
59°25′27″N 5°22′51″E / 59.42430°N 5.38091°E / 59.42430; 5.38091LocationTysvær Municipality,
RogalandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1893Consecrated19 Sept 1893ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Tjerand T. SolheimArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1893 (131 years ago) (1893)SpecificationsCapacity350MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseStavanger bispedømmeDeaneryHaugaland prostiParishFørresfjorden

Førre Church (Norwegian: Førre kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førre. It is one of the two churches for the Førresfjorden parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1893 using designs by the architect Tjerand T. Solheim. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 19 September 1893.[3]

Front view of the church

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References

  1. ^ "Førre kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Førre kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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