Greipstad Church

Church in Agder, Norway

58°09′10″N 7°49′40″E / 58.152879°N 07.827706°E / 58.152879; 07.827706LocationKristiansand Municipality,
AgderCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFoundedMiddle AgesConsecratedFebruary 8, 1829 (195 years ago) (1829-02-08)ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Arild SibbernArchitectural typeRectangularStyleEmpireCompleted1828 (196 years ago) (1828)SpecificationsCapacity330MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseAgder og TelemarkDeaneryKristiansand domprostiParishGreipstad

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusAutomatically protectedID84416

Greipstad Church (Norwegian: Greipstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nodeland. It is the church for the Greipstad parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1829 using plans drawn up by the architect Arild Sibbern. It was built in the empire style. The church seats about 330 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date to the year 1516, but the church was old at that time. The old stave church was torn down and replaced with a new building around the year 1550. Not much is known about that church. In 1737, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new building. By the 1820s, the old church was getting too small, so plans were made for a new church. The new church was designed by Arild Sibbern and construction was completed in 1828. The new building was consecrated on 8 February 1829 by the priest Fabritius.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Greipstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "Greipstad kirke" (in Norwegian). Songdalen kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "Greipstad kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "Greipstad kirke". Norske-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 January 2021.