Åkra Church

This article is about the church in Karmøy, Norway. For other uses, see Åkra (disambiguation).

Åkra Church (Norwegian: Åkra kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. It is the main church for the Åkra parish which is part of the Karmøy prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The modern-looking, white, brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1985 using designs by the architect Børge Brandsberg-Dahl.^[1][2]

Åkra Church
Åkra kirke
59°15′25″N 5°11′44″E / 59.257006°N 5.19555°E / 59.257006; 5.19555
Location	Karmøy Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1985
Consecrated	10 Nov 1985
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Børge Brandsberg-Dahl
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	1985
Specifications
Capacity	430
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Karmøy prosti
Parish	Åkra

The church was built in 1985 to replace the small, aging Old Åkra Church which is located about 200 metres (660 ft) to the northwest (on the other side of the road). The church was consecrated on 10 November 1985 by the Bishop Sigurd Lunde. The 1,600 square metres (17,000 sq ft) church seats about 430 people in the main sanctuary, but it can be expanded to more if needed.

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Åkra kirke, Karmøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 October 2020.