Greipstad Church ( no, Greipstad kirke) is a

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of the Church of Norway in

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county,

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. It is located in the village of

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. It is the church for the Greipstad

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which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch- deanery) in the

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. The white, wooden church was built in a

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design in 1829 using plans drawn up by the

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Arild Sibbern. It was built in the

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. The church seats about 330 people.

History

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The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1516, but the church was old at that time. The old

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was torn down and replaced with a new building around the year 1550. Not much is known about that church. In 1737, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new building. By the 1820s, the old church was getting too small, so plans were made for a new church. The new church was designed by Arild Sibbern and construction was completed in 1828. The new building was consecrated on 8 February 1829 by the priest Fabritius.

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