Skjomen Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

68°15′19″N 17°24′03″E / 68.2553802°N 17.4007558°E / 68.2553802; 17.4007558LocationNarvik, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1893Consecrated17 July 1893ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Ole ScheistrøenArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1893 (131 years ago) (1893)SpecificationsCapacity240MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryOfoten prostiParishSkjomen

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85466

Skjomen Church (Norwegian: Skjomen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elvegård. It is the church for the Skjomen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1893 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 240 people.^[1]^[2] The building was consecrated on 17 July 1893.

References

^ "Skjomen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.