Heim Church

Heim Church
Heim kirke
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63.4237463586°N 09.0932491421°E / 63.4237463586; 09.0932491421
Location	Heim, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1884
Consecrated	16 Jan 1884
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	A.H. Thoresen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1884 (140 years ago) (1884)
Specifications
Capacity	150
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Orkdal prosti
Parish	Heim
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84525

Heim Church (Norwegian: Heim kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Heim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Heim, on the shore of the Hemnfjorden. It is the church for the Heim parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1884 using plans drawn up by the architect A.H. Thoresen from Kristiansund. The church seats about 150 people.^[1][2]

History

On 30 September 1882, a royal resolution authorized the creation of the new Heim parish. Construction on the wooden church was started in 1883. The church was built to serve the people in the Heim area since the trip to the main Hemne Church in Kyrksæterøra was long by road or boat, plus that church was full to capacity with the people of that area. The Heim Church was built by local builders for a cost of 12,500 kr. The church was consecrated on 16 January 1884. Since the ground surrounding the church was not suitable for a graveyard, a cemetery was built about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the southwest of the site of the new church in 1893. In 1962, the church was renovated and restored.^[3][4][5]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Heim kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
3. "Heim Kirke" (in Norwegian). Orkdalsmenighetene. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
4. "Heim kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. "Heim kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 July 2021.