Hånes Church

Hånes Church (Norwegian: Hånes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the district of Hånes in the borough of Oddernes in the eastern part of the city of Kristiansand. It is the church for the Hånes parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1986 using plans drawn up by the architect Arild Lauvland. The church seats about 200 people.^[1][2]

Hånes Church
Hånes kirke
View of the church
58°10′37″N 8°05′32″E / 58.177079°N 08.092219°E / 58.177079; 08.092219Coordinates: 58°10′37″N 8°05′32″E / 58.177079°N 08.092219°E / 58.177079; 08.092219
Location	Kristiansand Municipality, Agder
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1986
Consecrated	1986
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Arild Lauvland
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	1986 (37 years ago) (1986)
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Agder og Telemark
Deanery	Kristiansand domprosti
Parish	Hånes

View of the church tower

The church was founded in 1986. In 2004, the church was expanded to include several more office spaces. In 2010, the sanctuary was renovated.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Hånes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
3. "Hånes kirke". Norske-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.

External links

•   Media related to Hånes kirke at Wikimedia Commons