Jørpeland Church (Norwegian: Jørpeland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Strand Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Jørpeland. It is the church for the Jørpeland parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The large, gray, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1969 using designs by the architects Turid and Kristen Bernhoff Evensen. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

Jørpeland Church
Jørpeland kirke
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59°01′35″N 6°02′22″E / 59.026362°N 06.039438°E / 59.026362; 06.039438
LocationStrand Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1969
Consecrated1969
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Turid and Kristen
Bernhoff Evensen
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1969
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryRyfylke prosti
ParishJørpeland
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84751

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References

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  1. ^ "Jørpeland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 October 2020.