Mo Church (Nordland)
Mo Church | |
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Mo kirke | |
66°18′36″N 14°08′40″E / 66.3099338°N 14.1443363°E | |
Location | Rana Municipality, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1724 |
Consecrated | 1724 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Andreas Grenstad and Espen Poulson |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Style | Neo-Gothic |
Completed | 1724 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Indre Helgeland prosti |
Parish | Mo |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84962 |
Mo Church (Norwegian: Mo kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Mo i Rana. It is the church for the Mo parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, cruciform, wooden church was built in a neo-Gothic style in 1724 using plans drawn up by the architects Andreas Grenstad and Espen Poulson. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The church in Mo i Rana was founded in 1723-1724 when missionary Thomas von Westen led the construction of the new church. The first worship service held in the new church was on 6 January 1724. In 1832 the church underwent a renovation and expansion of the building. It included building a higher and steeper roof with a small onion dome tower on top. In 1860, the interior was redesigned. The church also underwent renovations in 1956 and again in 2007.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mo kirke, Rana". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Mo kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana kirke. Retrieved 21 December 2011.