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Bjorbekk Church ( no, Bjorbekk kirke) is a
In the late 1800s, the centuries-old Øyestad Church had become too small for the parish which was located close to the quickly growing town of Arendal. Construction of the new church was approved in 1882. The design of the building was based on the design of the nearby Stokken Church which was designed by J.C. Reuter. The church cost about to construct at that time. The new church was consecrated on 23 July 1884.
Originally, this church was named ''Øyestad Church'' since it was to be the new main church for that parish and the old Øyestad Church was renamed ''Old Øyestad Church''. Those names, however, did not stick and people began to call this new church ''Bjorbekk Church'' since it was on the Bjorbekk farm and they continued to refer to the old church as simply ''Øyestad Church''. The names were later officially changed to match the local usages.
Kristoffer Gunstensen carved the frame of the altarpiece, the pulpit, the baptismal font, and a bell tower. The altarpiece from 1934 was painted by Leonard Rickhard.
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder
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county, Norway
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. It is located in the village of Bjorbekk
Bjorbekk is a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located between the Norwegian County Road 407 and the European route E18
European route E18 runs from Craigavon in Northern Ireland to Saint Petersburg ...
. It is one of the churches for the Øyestad parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
which is part of the Arendal prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1884 using plans drawn up by the architect
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Johan Christoff Friedrich Reuter (1829-1909). The church seats about 650 people.
History
In the late 1800s, the centuries-old Øyestad Church had become too small for the parish which was located close to the quickly growing town of Arendal. Construction of the new church was approved in 1882. The design of the building was based on the design of the nearby Stokken Church which was designed by J.C. Reuter. The church cost about to construct at that time. The new church was consecrated on 23 July 1884.
Originally, this church was named ''Øyestad Church'' since it was to be the new main church for that parish and the old Øyestad Church was renamed ''Old Øyestad Church''. Those names, however, did not stick and people began to call this new church ''Bjorbekk Church'' since it was on the Bjorbekk farm and they continued to refer to the old church as simply ''Øyestad Church''. The names were later officially changed to match the local usages.
Kristoffer Gunstensen carved the frame of the altarpiece, the pulpit, the baptismal font, and a bell tower. The altarpiece from 1934 was painted by Leonard Rickhard.
See also
*List of churches in Agder og Telemark
This list of churches in Agder og Telemark is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark in Agder and Vestfold og Telemark counties in southern Norway. The diocese is based at the Kristiansand Cathedral in the cit ...
References
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