Berg Church (Trondheim)

Berg Church (Norwegian: Berg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Berg area in the city of Trondheim. It is the church for the Berg parish which is part of the Strinda prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, brick church was built in a long church style in 1972 using plans drawn up by the architects Tycho Castberg, Nils Lien, and Sverre Risan. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Berg Church
Berg kirke
View of the church
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63°25′21″N 10°25′30″E / 63.422574305°N 10.425070256°E / 63.422574305; 10.425070256
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1972
Consecrated19 Mar 1972
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Tycho Castberg, Nils Lien,
and Sverre Risan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1972 (52 years ago) (1972)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryStrinda prosti
ParishBerg
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83867

History edit

The Berg Church Association was founded in 1937 with the aim of building a church building at Berg in Trondheim. The initiator and first leader was the rector Tycho Castberg, who according to the congregation also drew a draft for the church building. After the money was raised, the architecture firm of Lien & Risan was hired. The church was consecrated on 19 March 1972 by the Bishop Tord Godal. The church was originally named Berg arbeidskirke. The church was expanded in 1981–1982 and it also got a new bell tower in 1991. In 1995, Berg became its own parish at that time, the church was renamed simply Berg kirke.[3][4]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Berg kirke, Trondheim". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Berg arbeidskirke" (in Norwegian). Strinda historielag. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Berg kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 June 2021.