Location Bergen, Hordaland Denomination Church of Norway Consecrated 5 April 1998 Opened 1998 Phone +47 55 59 71 10 | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Functional status Active Capacity 500 Status Parish church | |
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Address Skjoldlia 55, 5236 Bergen, Norway Diocese Lutheran Diocese of Bjørgvin Similar Storetveit Church, Birkeland Church, Søreide Church, Bønes Church, Fana Church | ||
Skjold Church (Norwegian: Skjold kirke) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Skjold neighborhood in the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Skjold parish in the Fana deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The foundation stone was laid on 6 June 1997 and it was completed in less than one year. After its completion, the church was consecrated on 5 April 1998 by the Bishop Ole Hagesæther. The architect for the church was Peter A. Ristesund and Aud Hundskår was in charge of the interior design. The main sanctuary seats about 280 people, but it is expandable up to about 500 by moving some folding walls.
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