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Søreide Church

Church in Vestland, Norway

60°18′54″N 5°16′24″E / 60.31491142166°N 5.273196101188°E / 60.31491142166; 5.273196101188LocationBergen Municipality,
VestlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1973Consecrated16 Dec 1973ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Helge HjertholmArchitectural typeFan-shapedGroundbreaking25 October 1972Completed1973 (51 years ago) (1973)SpecificationsCapacity300MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseBjørgvin bispedømmeDeaneryFana prostiParishSøreide

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListed by municipalityID249255

Søreide Church (Norwegian: Søreide kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Søreidegrenda neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Søreide parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1973 using designs by the architect Helge Hjertholm. The church seats about 300 people, although by moving some folding walls, it can expand to fit an additional 300 people.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

Approval for building a new church in Søreide was granted in 1968. The parish hired the architect Helge Hjertholm and his employees Jostein Lynghjem and Per Oeding to design the church. The foundation stone was laid on 25 October 1972 and construction took place in 1972-1973. The church does not have a traditional altarpiece, but above the altar hangs a pendant called "cross symbol" made by visual artist and theologian Hein Heinsen. The church is also decorated with four large murals by the visual artist Bjørg Hausle Bondevik. The new church was consecrated on 16 December 1973.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Søreide kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ "Søreide kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "Søreide kirke" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ "Søreide kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Søreide kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 13 November 2021.