Furuset Church is a church that was consecrated in 1980. The church is located in the neighborhood of Furuset in Oslo, Norway. In the same area was a church in the Middle Ages, from which

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of iron were found, are preserved and placed in the present church. The church is built in

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and has 600 seats spread over several rooms that can be joined or separated by sliding doors. Downstairs there is a meeting room. The

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in the church room, made by

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, is in wood with a Christ motif in

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. It has carved biblical and religious motifs. The church organ, which has 18 voices, was built by organ builder Eystein Gangfløt in 1982. The church has a steep roof and a separate

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of bricks and panels, where there are two church bells. Furuset Church is listed by the

Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage The Directorate for Cultural Heritage ( no, Riksantikvaren or ''Direktoratet for kulturminneforvaltning'') is a government agency responsible for the management of cultural heritage in Norway. Subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of the Environm ...

.Furuset kirke / Kirkested
Kulturminnesøk,

(in Norwegian)

References

External links

Official parish website
(in Norwegian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Furuset Church Oslo Lutheran churches in Oslo 1980 establishments in Norway 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings Churches completed in 1980