Ormøy Church

Ormøy Church
Ormøy Church
Ormøy kirke
	Ormøy Church Ormøy Church
	59°52′36.15″N 10°45′44.25″E / 59.8767083°N 10.7622917°E
Location	Ormøya; Oslo,
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Website	www.oslo.kirken.no
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	1893
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Bernhard Steckmest
Architectural type	Log house
Style	Gothic, Swiss chalet
Specifications
Capacity	130 seats
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Oslo
Deanery	Søndre Aker
Parish	Bekkelaget og Ormøy

Ormøy Church is a church on the island of Ormøya in Oslo, Norway. It was built of wood in 1893 and has 200 seats. The church is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. The architectural drawings was made by the German architect Bernhard Steckmest and built in a log technique, characterized by gothic and Swiss chalet style. The outer walls are painted red, while the interior is stained brown and oiled.

The pictures of the Four Evangelists are recessed in the pulpit and was painted by Trygve Torkildsen. The small church organ was made in 1924.

On the night of September 19, 1992, the church was set on fire, but a quick reaction from a watchman prevented the church from burning down.

Sources

Knut Are Tvedt (ed.): Oslo byleksikon, Kunnskapsforlaget, Oslo 2010 (page 319) ISBN 9788257317607
Pedersen, Gunnar: «Aktuell historie» i Nordstrands Blad, January 30, 2006 (in Norwegian).

External links

Official parish site (in Norwegian)
About Ormøy Church Parish site (in Norwegian)