| Sørnes Church | |
|---|---|
| Sørnes kirke | |
| 58°54′45″N 5°40′38″E / 58.912395°N 5.67717°E / 58.912395; 5.67717 | |
| Location | Sola Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Consecrated | 1977 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Tor Sørensen |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Tungenes prosti |
| Parish | Sørnes |
| Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85056 |
Sørnes Church (Norwegian: Sørnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørnes. It is the church for the Sørnes parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The large, brick church was built in a cruciform design in 1977 using designs by the architect Tor Sørensen. The church seats about 240 people, but it has movable walls which can enlarge the sanctuary to seat about 500 people.
See also
References
- "Sørnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "Sørnes kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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