The Norwegian Seamen's Church in New York (Norwegian: ''Sjømannskirken i New York '') is a

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serving Norwegian sailors, residents, and visitors in the greater New York City area. The church is located in 317 East 52nd Street on the east side of Manhattan in New York City. It was once located in Carroll Gardens"Carroll Gardens, a Cozy Brooklyn Locale"
''Ctty'' (July 24, 2014)."Carroll Gardens" in pp.625-628. The church is a part of Norwegian Church Abroad within the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

. Founded in 1864, The Norwegian Church Abroad was established to secure the moral and religious education of Scandinavian seafarers. The church has been working in New York City since 1878. It has been in the present building from 1992. The church is a well-established religious, social and cultural meeting point for Norwegians in America. A guest room in the top floor is rented out to tourists and others.

Activities

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s, mostly in Norwegian language *

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in the

* Meetings for students, au pairs and other young people * Norwegian language courses

Trygve Lie Gallery

The church runs its own art gallery, ''Trygve Lie Gallery'', which has exhibited a number of leading Norwegian and Scandinavian artists. In addition to exhibiting art and documentary projects, the gallery space is used for recitals, conferences, and performances.About the Trygve Lie Gallery
(sjomannskirken).

References

External links

Sjomannskirken Website

Trygve Lie Gallery
1878 establishments in New York (state) Churches completed in 1992 20th-century Church of Norway church buildings Christian missions to seafarers 20th-century Lutheran churches in the United States Lutheran churches in New York (state) Norwegian-American culture in New York (state) {{NewYork-church-stub