Stridsklev Church (Norwegian: Stridsklev kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Porsgrunn. It is one of the churches for the Eidanger parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white and gray, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 2000 using plans drawn up by the architect Kåre Kverndokk. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]
| Stridsklev Church | |
|---|---|
| Stridsklev kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 59°06′39″N 9°40′04″E / 59.11093°N 9.66786548°E | |
| Location | Porsgrunn Municipality, Telemark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Consecrated | 3 December 2000 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Kåre Kverndokk |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Completed | 2000 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Skien prosti |
| Parish | Eidanger |
History
editNo new churches had been built in Porsgrunn since the 1960s, but the town had been growing since that time and there was a need for a new church. In 1995, the Christian Democratic Party did quite well in the local municipal elections, and that party joined the Labour Party and Socialist Left Party in governing after many years of those two parties governing alone. One of the points in their joint governing agreement was that a new church would be built in Stridsklev.[3] The town provided 11 million kr in funding, with the residents of the area raising an addition 2 million kr. Kåre Kverndokk from the Børve Borchsenius architecture firm was hired to design the new church. The foundation stone was laid on 6 February 2000 by Bishop Olav Skjevesland. The church was consecrated on 3 December 2000, again, by Bishop Olav Skjevesland.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stridsklev kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Sævik, Vivi (12 February 2010). "Maktkamp sikret Stridsklev kirke". Porsgrunns Dagblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Stridsklev kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Stridsklev kirke" (in Norwegian). Børve og Borchsenius. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2022.