Gruben Church (Norwegian: Gruben kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the eastern part of the town of Mo i Rana. It is the church for the Gruben parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2][3]

Gruben Church
Gruben kirke
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66°18′57″N 14°11′41″E / 66.31585028°N 14.19462427°E / 66.31585028; 14.19462427
LocationRana Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1965
Consecrated1965
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Toft
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1965 (59 years ago) (1965)
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
ParishGruben
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84433

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References

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  1. ^ "Gruben kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Gruben kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana fellesråd. Retrieved 21 December 2011.