Teie Church (Norwegian: Teie kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Teie. It is the church for the Teie parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The red brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1977 using plans drawn up by the architect Elisabeth Breen Fidjestøl. The church seats about 520 people.[1][2]

Teie Church
Teie kirke
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59°15′05″N 10°25′00″E / 59.251390027°N 10.41679859°E / 59.251390027; 10.41679859
LocationFærder Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1977
Consecrated3 April 1977
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Elisabeth Fidjestøl
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1977 (47 years ago) (1977)
Specifications
Capacity520
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryTønsberg domprosti
ParishTeie
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected

History

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The church was built to serve the northern part of the island of Nøtterøy. The first stage of construction was to build a daycare facility for children. The foundation stone for it was laid in November 1963, and the new building was ready in the autumn of 1964. The daycare facility was consecrated in January 1965. About 10 years later, the second phase of construction took place. A large chapel addition was added on to the daycare. The new chapel (later renamed as a church) was consecrated on 3 April 1977. It has 520 seats, but it can be expanded to 600 if necessary.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Teie kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Teie kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.