Lund Church, Rogaland

Lund Church (Norwegian: Lund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Moi. It is the church for the Lund parish which is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1808 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 420 people.^[1][2]

Lund Church
Lund kirke
View of the church
58.448012°N 06.553519°E / 58.448012; 06.553519
Location	Lund Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	14th century
Consecrated	23 Sept 1812
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1808 (216 years ago) (1808)
Specifications
Capacity	420
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Dalane prosti
Parish	Lund
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	84332

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1409. The first church was likely a stave church. In 1618, the church was described as a small long church when records show that major roof repairs were carried out. Then in 1630, the nave of the church was renovated and enlarged. In 1808, the church was torn down and a new, larger church was constructed on the same site using many of the same materials that were salvaged from the old church.^[3][4] The new church was consecrated on 23 September 1812 by the Bishop Christian Sørenssen.

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Lund kirke, Moi". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
3. "Lund kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
4. Heskestad, Olav (1962). Kyrkjeliv i Lund (in Norwegian). Lund menighetsråd.