Komagfjord Church

Komagfjord Church (Norwegian: Komagfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Komagfjord. It is an annex church for the Talvik parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1960 by the architects Turid and Kristen Bernhoff Evensen. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Komagfjord Church
Komagfjord kirke
Komagfjord Church Location of the church Komagfjord Church Komagfjord Church (Norway)
70.2588°N 23.4166°E
Location	Alta Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Turid and Kristen Bernhoff Evensen
Architectural type	Cruciform
Completed	1960
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Talvik
Deanery	Alta prosti
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland

History

The first church at Komagfjord was consecrated on 15 September 1887. It was a white church, and was slightly up on the hill above the shop and pier. The church, along with many buildings in Finnmark county, was burned down by German soldiers as the fled the country in 1944, near the end of World War II.

Shortly after the war, a temporary building was constructed to replace the church. It was consecrated on 16 February 1947 by Bishop Wollert Krohn-Hansen. That building was used for 13 years before a new church was finally built.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Finnmark

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
2. "Komagfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
3. "Komagfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Alta kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-01-23.