Bugården Church (Norwegian: Bugården kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the city of Sandefjord. It is the church for the Bugården parish which is part of the Sandefjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, brick church was built in a long church design in 1980 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Hille. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

Bugården Church
Bugården kirke
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59°08′12″N 10°11′05″E / 59.1365737°N 10.184814°E / 59.1365737; 10.184814
LocationSandefjord, Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1980
Consecrated14 Dec 1980
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Hille
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1980 (44 years ago) (1980)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeanerySandefjord prosti
ParishBugården
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected

History

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In the 1970s, planning began for a new church in the northwestern part of the city of Sandefjord. In 1975, an architectural competition was announced for designing the new church. Harald Hille won the competition. Bugården church was consecrated by the bishop on 14 December 1980. The new church has seating for about 350 people, but this can be expanded to about 650 with the help of an adjacent parish hall. The brick building has a complex shape and contains space for a wide range of other functions. There is a free-standing bell tower (campanile) next to the church.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bugården kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Bugården kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 December 2023.