Kvævemoen Chapel

Kvævemoen Church (Norwegian: Kvævemoen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvæven. It one of the four churches in the Sirdal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect Valdemar Scheel Hansteen. The church seats about 100 people.^[1][2]

Kvævemoen Chapel
Kvævemoen kapell
View of the church
58°56′30″N 6°54′59″E / 58.941649°N 06.916374°E / 58.941649; 06.916374Coordinates: 58°56′30″N 6°54′59″E / 58.941649°N 06.916374°E / 58.941649; 06.916374
Location	Sirdal Municipality, Agder
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1962
Consecrated	31 May 1962
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Waldemar Hansteen
Architectural type	Long church
Groundbreaking	9 May 1960
Completed	1962; 61 years ago (1962)
Specifications
Capacity	100
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Agder og Telemark
Deanery	Lister og Mandal prosti
Parish	Sirdal
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84875

History

Work on the church began on 9 May 1960 when the foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Stavanger, Karl Marthinussen. The church was consecrated on 31 May 1962. There is room for about 100 people in the main sanctuary. Downstairs, there is a dining room, kitchen, cloakroom, and bathroom.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Kvævemoen kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
3. "Kvævemoen kapell" (in Norwegian). Sirdal kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 26 December 2020.