Aksdal Church (Norwegian: Aksdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Aksdal village, Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland county, Norway. It is one of the two churches for the Førresfjorden parish, which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red brick church was built in a long church style in 1995 using designs by architect Stein Jarle Helgeland. It seats about 450 people.[1][2] The church, which cost about 21.3 million kr to build, was consecrated on 27 August 1995.[3]

Aksdal Church
Aksdal kyrkje
View of the church
(Photo: Jarle Vines)
Map
59°25′23″N 5°26′46″E / 59.423071°N 5.446123°E / 59.423071; 5.446123
LocationTysvær Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1995
Consecrated27 Aug 1995
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Stein Jarle Helgeland
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1995 (29 years ago) (1995)
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryHaugaland prosti
ParishFørresfjorden

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References

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  1. ^ "Aksdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Aksdal kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2021.