Åsgårdstrand Church
Åsgårdstrand kirke
View of the church
59°20′52″N 10°28′05″E / 59.3477342°N 10.468174°E / 59.3477342; 10.468174
Location	Horten Municipality, Vestfold
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1969
Consecrated	26 May 1969
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Eva and Bernt Mejlænder
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1969 (55 years ago) (1969)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Tunsberg
Deanery	Nord-Jarlsberg prosti
Parish	Åsgårdstrand
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85996

Åsgårdstrand Church ( Norwegian: Åsgårdstrand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åsgårdstrand. It is the church for the Åsgårdstrand parish which is part of the Nord-Jarlsberg prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The red brick church was built in a long church design in 1969 using plans drawn up by the architects Eva and Bernt Mejlænder. The church seats about 250 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The idea of a church in Åsgårdstrand was first brought up during a bishop's visit in 1898 and again several times in the 1930s, but it was not until 1958 that a committee was set up to work on the matter. The church was designed by Eva and Bernt Mejlænder from Moss. The foundation stone was laid on 29 May 1968. The church was built over the next year with Brødrene Skjeggestad from Tønsberg as the main contractor. The new church was consecrated on 26 May 1969. The new church is a brick long church with a tower at the entrance in the north. During the 2010s, a 170-square-metre (1,800 sq ft) addition was built on the north end of the church. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of churches in Tunsberg

References