Herad Church (Agder)

Herad Church (Norwegian: Herad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sande, along the Åptafjorden. It is one of three churches for the Farsund parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, concrete church was built in a long church design in 1957 using plans drawn up by the architect Christen A. Christensen. The church seats about 170 people.^[1][2]

View of the old Herad Church (before 1957)

Herad Church
Herad kirke
View of the church
58.1562°N 06.7954°E / 58.1562; 06.7954
Location	Farsund Municipality, Agder
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	c. 1570
Consecrated	1957
Events	Fire: 1948
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christon A. Christensen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Specifications
Capacity	170
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Agder og Telemark
Deanery	Lister og Mandal prosti
Parish	Farsund
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84555

History

The first church was probably constructed in Herad in 1570. It was a timber-framed church with a rectangular nave and a narrower, rectangular chancel. In 1840, a new cruciform church was built about 20 metres (66 ft) to the southwest of the church. When the new church was completed, the old church was torn down. In 1948, the church burned down. As this was during the aftermath of World War II, funds were tight and the church was not rebuilt until 1957. The rebuilt church was built on the same site as the previous building.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Herad kirke, Farsund". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Herad kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 26 December 2020.