Location Bergen, Hordaland Denomination Church of Norway Consecrated 5 May 1921 Opened 1921 Phone +47 55 59 71 75 | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Functional status Active Capacity 550 Status Parish church | |
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Address Jonas Reins gate 2, 5008 Bergen, Norway Diocese Lutheran Diocese of Bjørgvin Similar St John's Church - Bergen, Bergen Cathedral, Nykirken, St Mary's Church - Bergen, Sandvik Church Profiles | ||
Saint James's Church (Norwegian: Sankt Jakob kirke) is a special parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Nygård area of the city of Bergen. The church is part of Bergen Cathedral parish in the Bergen arch-deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, plastered brick church was built in 1921 by the architect Daniel Muri. The church, which seats about 550 people, was consecrated on 5 May 1921.
The church was a parish church for St. James's parish in central Bergen from 1921 until 2002. In 2002, several urban parishes in central Bergen were merged to form Bergen Cathedral parish. At the same time, St. James's Church ceased to be a parish church. From 2002 until 2007, the building was leased to Normisjon, a Norwegian missionary organization, to be a special mission church called "Norkirken Bergen". In 2013, the church was re-opened as a special parish church focusing on younger people. This is a special collaboration between the diocese, the parish, and the local YMCA and YWCA.