Engehaugen Church

Church in Innlandet, Norway

60°46′25″N 10°40′10″E / 60.7737015970°N 10.6693994267°E / 60.7737015970; 10.6693994267LocationGjøvik Municipality,
InnlandetCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayPrevious denominationCatholic ChurchChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1994Consecrated1994ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Jan Arne FrydenlundArchitectural typeFan-shapedCompleted1985 (39 years ago) (1985)SpecificationsCapacity156MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseHamar bispedømmeDeaneryToten prostiParishEngehaugen

Engehaugen Church (Norwegian: Engehaugen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjøvik Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the town of Gjøvik. It is the church for the Engehaugen parish which is part of the Toten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red, wooden church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1985 using plans drawn up by the architect Jan Arne Frydenlund. The church seats about 156 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The building was first built in 1985 as a facility for people who are developmentally disabled. During the 1990s, this program was discontinued and the building became available. In 1994, the parish purchased the building and converted it into a church. The gymnasium was converted into the nave. The church was consecrated by Bishop Rosemarie Köhn in 1994.^[3]

References

^ "Engehaugen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Engehaugen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 January 2022.