Location Askøy, Hordaland Denomination Church of Norway Functional status Active Opened 1995 Status Parish church | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Architect(s) Jostein Tveit Capacity 500 | |
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Address 5306, Florvågvegen 340, 5306 Erdal, Norway Diocese Lutheran Diocese of Bjørgvin Similar Herdla Church, Foldnes Church, Ask Church, Tveit Church, Fjell Church | ||
Erdal Church (Norwegian: Erdal kirke) is a parish church in Askøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Erdal. The church is part of the Erdal parish in the Vesthordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
History
The church was built in 1995 by the architect Jostein Tveit. The original church was small (seating about 160 people) and it was meant to be an interim church that could be used while funds were raised and plans made for expanding the building to a full church. The interim church was consecrated on 12 February 1995 by the Bishop Ole D. Hagesæther. In 2006, the church addition was completed, vastly expanding the building. The present church is about 860 square metres (9,300 sq ft) and it can seat about 500 people.