Årdal Church | |
Fullname: | Årdal kyrkje |
Coordinates: | 59.1546°N 6.1908°W |
Location: | Hjelmeland Municipality, Rogaland |
Country: | Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Diocese: | Stavanger bispedømme |
Parish: | Årdal |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Founded Date: | 1914 |
Consecrated Date: | 1919 |
Completed Date: | 1916 |
Groundbreaking: | 1914 |
Architect: | Einar Halleland |
Architectural Type: | Cruciform |
Materials: | Wood |
Capacity: | 250 |
Årdal Church (no|Årdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hjelmeland Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årdal. It is the church for the Årdal parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1914-1916 using designs by the architect Einar Halleland. The church seats about 250 people.[1] [2]
The church was completed in 1916 to replace the Old Årdal Church which is located about to the northeast. It was consecrated in 1919.[3] Since it is the "new" church, it is also known as the New Årdal Church (no|Nye Årdal kirke).