Oltedal Church

Oltedal Church (Norwegian: Oltedal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjesdal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oltedal. It is one of the three churches for the Gjesdal parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular style in 2002 using designs by the architect Olav Urstad.^[1][2] The church was consecrated on 10 February 2002.

Oltedal Church
Oltedal kirke
View of the church
58.825599°N 6.031489°E / 58.825599; 6.031489
Location	Gjesdal Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	2002
Consecrated	10 Feb 2002
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Olav Urstad
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	2002 (22 years ago) (2002)
Specifications
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Jæren prosti
Parish	Gjesdal
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85214

History

In 1926, a small chapel was built in Oltedal. It was designed by Gustav Helland and it was consecrated on 17 October 1926. It was a wooden long church with an asymmetrically placed tower in the northeast. In 1970, the chapel was renovated. By the 1990s, the chapel was too small for the congregation, so in 2002, the chapel was de-consecrated and sold and the present church was constructed about 750 metres (2,460 ft) to the west.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Oltedal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
3. "Oltedal kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 February 2021.