Sekkemo Church

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Sekkemo Church
Sekkemo kirke
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View of the church
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Coordinates: 69°50′21″N 21°56′04″E / 69.839301°N 21.934579°E / 69.839301; 21.934579
LocationKvænangen,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1956
Consecrated16 Sept 1956
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Olaug Kaasen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1956 (65 years ago) (1956)
Specifications
Capacity330
Administration
ParishKvænangen
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85411

Sekkemo Church (Norwegian: Sekkemo kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sekkemo. It is one of the churches for the Kvænangen parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1956 using plans drawn up by the architect Olaug Kaasen. The church seats about 330 people.[1][2]

History[]

The first church in Sekkemo was built in 1956 to replace the historic Skorpa Church as the main church for the municipality since Skorpa Church was on the island of Skorpa in the middle of the Kvænangen fjord and the majority of the population lived on the mainland. This new church was much more accessible to the people. The new church was consecrated on 16 September 1956 by the Bishop Alf Wiig.[1][3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sekkemo kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Sekkemo Kirke" (in Norwegian). Kvænangen menighet. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

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