Ålgård Church

This article is about the 2015 church in Gjesdal, Norway. For other uses, see Ålgård (disambiguation).

Ålgård Church (Norwegian: Ålgård kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjesdal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ålgård. It is the main church for the Ålgård parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 2015 using designs by the architects René de Groot og Erik Thesen from the firm, Link Arkitektur. The church seats about 500 people.^[1][2]

Ålgård Church
Ålgård kirke
58.768546°N 5.846325°E / 58.768546; 5.846325
Location	Gjesdal Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	15 March 2015
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	René de Groot and Erik Thesen
Architectural type	Fan-shaped
Groundbreaking	25 August 2013
Completed	2015 (9 years ago) (2015)
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Jæren prosti
Parish	Ålgård

The church was built in 2015 to replace the Old Ålgård Church (located next door) which was then too small for the congregation. The church was consecrated on 15 March 2015 by the Bishop Erling Johan Pettersen. The 1,800 square metres (19,000 sq ft) church was built at a cost of 54.5 million kr.^[3][4][5]

On the upper floor is the sanctuary, vestry, two larger meeting rooms, and a smaller room. There is room for 430 people in the sanctuary, but the large doors in the back can be opened up to the entry hall and adjoining rooms, giving the church a maximum capacity of 600. A 12.5-metre (41 ft) high altarpiece designed by Tor Lindrupsen stands at the front of the church. On the lower floor is the 180-square-metre (1,900 sq ft) kitchen, dining hall, church offices, seminar rooms, utility rooms, and closets.^[4]

A photo of Ålgård Church in 2016

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Ålgård kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
3. "Ny kirke" (in Norwegian). Ålgård menighet. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
4. Dale, Ole Harold (14 April 2015). "Ålgård kirke" (in Norwegian). Bygg.no. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
5. Løland, Geir Arne (3 August 2015). "Samlet inn 12 millioner kroner til Ålgård kirke". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 March 2016.