Berg Church (Trondheim)

Berg Church
Berg kirke
View of the church
63.422574305°N 10.425070256°E / 63.422574305; 10.425070256
Location	Trondheim, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1972
Consecrated	19 Mar 1972
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Tycho Castberg, Nils Lien, and Sverre Risan
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1972 (52 years ago) (1972)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Nidaros bispedømme
Deanery	Strinda prosti
Parish	Berg
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	83867

Berg Church (Norwegian: Berg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Berg area in the city of Trondheim. It is the church for the Berg parish which is part of the Strinda prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, brick church was built in a long church style in 1972 using plans drawn up by the architects Tycho Castberg, Nils Lien, and Sverre Risan. The church seats about 250 people.^[1][2]

History

The Berg Church Association was founded in 1937 with the aim of building a church building at Berg in Trondheim. The initiator and first leader was the rector Tycho Castberg, who according to the congregation also drew a draft for the church building. After the money was raised, the architecture firm of Lien & Risan was hired. The church was consecrated on 19 March 1972 by the Bishop Tord Godal. The church was originally named Berg arbeidskirke. The church was expanded in 1981–1982 and it also got a new bell tower in 1991. In 1995, Berg became its own parish at that time, the church was renamed simply Berg kirke.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Berg kirke, Trondheim". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. "Berg arbeidskirke" (in Norwegian). Strinda historielag. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
4. "Berg kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 June 2021.