Lura Church
Lura Church (Norwegian: Lura kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Lura in the northern part of the city of Sandnes in the extreme western part of the municipality. It is the church for the Lura parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1987 using plans drawn up by the architects Ingeborg and Knut Hoem. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]
| Lura Church | |
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| Lura kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 58.872646°N 5.731667°E | |
| Location | Sandnes Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Consecrated | 1987 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ingeborg Hoem and Knut Hoem |
| Architectural type | Fan-shaped |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 320 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Lura |
| Deanery | Sandnes prosti |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
See also
References
- "Lura kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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