Vår Frelsers Church (Rogaland)

Our Savior's Church
Vår Frelsers kirke
View of the church
59.414481°N 5.270134°E / 59.414481; 5.270134
Location	Haugesund Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1901
Consecrated	6 Mar 1902
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Einar Halleland
Architectural type	Cruciform
Style	Neo-gothic
Groundbreaking	1899
Completed	1901 (124 years ago) (1901)
Specifications
Capacity	850
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Haugaland prosti
Parish	Vår Frelser
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Protected
ID	85887

Our Savior's Church (Norwegian: Vår Frelsers kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the town of Haugesund. It is the church for the Vår Frelser parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The large, red brick church was built in a cruciform design with a Neo-gothic style in 1901 using designs by the architect Einar Halleland. The church seats about 850 people.^[1][2]

History

Historically, the people of this area attended church at the nearby Skåre Church. In 1854, Haugesund was established as a ladested. As the small town grew, the residents began to ask for their own church in the town centre. In 1885, a plot of land was purchased and then in 1890, the government gave approval for a church to be built on the site. An architectural competition was held and the winner was Einar Halleland in February 1899. The church was built in 1899–1901 with consecration on 6 March 1902.^[3]

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  Main entrance
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  Exterior renovations in 1953
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  View in 1925

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Vår Frelsers kirke, Haugesund". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
3. "Vår Frelsers kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2021.