Ferkingstad Church

Ferkingstad Church (Norwegian: Ferkingstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ferkingstad on the western side of the island of Karmøy. It is the church for the Ferkingstad parish which is part of the Karmøy prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1853 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.^[1][2]

Ferkingstad Church
Ferkingstad kirke
View of the church
59.207538°N 5.184723°E / 59.207538; 5.184723
Location	Karmøy Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	16th century
Consecrated	1853
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1853
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Karmøy prosti
Parish	Ferkingstad
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84125

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1620, but it was likely built in the late 1500s. It is possible that there was another church located at Ferkingstad prior to this one, but there are no existing records to confirm that. The only basis for this conjecture is that the records of the church from the 1600s state that the church inventory was described as old and worn, meaning the inventory for the church may have been reused from a previous church on the site.^[3]

In 1853-1854, a new church was constructed about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the south of the old church site. The new church was consecrated on 26 July 1854. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down.^[4][5]

Media gallery

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  View of the church
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  Old site of the church (prior to 1853)

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Ferkingstad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
3. "Ferkingstad gamle kirksted" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
4. "Ferkingstad kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
5. "Ferkingstad kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 February 2021.