Voie Church

Voie Church (Norwegian: Voie kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Møvik neighborhood in the district of Voiebyen in the borough of Vågsbygd in the city of Kristiansand. It is the church for the Voie parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The red, brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1990 using plans drawn up by the architect Arild Lauvland. The church seats about 300 people, but it can be expanded to about 500 people.[1][2]

Voie Church
Voie kirke
View of the church
58.100434°N 07.95537°E
Location	Kristiansand Municipality, Agder
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1982
Consecrated	10 June 1990
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Arild Lauvland
Architectural type	Fan-shaped
Completed	1990
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Brick
Administration
Parish	Voie
Deanery	Kristiansand domprosti
Diocese	Agder og Telemark
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected

History

Voie parish was separated from Vågsbygd parish in 1978. The foundation stone was laid on 8 May 1982. The first construction phase was to complete a temporary church on the site and this was consecrated on 12 December 1982. By 1989, enough funds had been raised to begin the second construction phase which was to construct the permanent (much larger) church. The new building was consecrated on 10 June 1990. In 2012, the church was expanded to include more office space as well as a new parking area to the east and a new cemetery to the south.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Voie kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
3. "Voie kirke". Norske-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.