Tufsingdalen Church ( no, Tufsingdalen kirke) is a parish church of 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 ...

Os Municipality Os is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Os i Østerdalen. The municipality is located to the west of the municip ...

in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of

Tufsingdal Tufsingdalen or Tufsingdal is a village area and valley in Os Municipality Os is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the villag ...

. It is one of the churches for the Narbuvoll parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...

) in the

Diocese of Hamar The Diocese of Hamar ( no, Hamar Bispedømme) is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner in Viken county. Administratively, the diocese is divided ...

. The white, wooden church was built in a

long church Church building in Norway began when Christianity was established there around the year 1000. The first buildings may have been post churches erected in the 10th or 11th century, but the evidence is inconclusive. For instance under Urnes Stave C ...

design in 1920 using plans drawn up by the architect Peder Sæther. The church seats about 120 people.

History

A burial ground was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

on this site in October 1914. Then a burial chapel was constructed on the site in 1918. In 1920, the small chapel was enlarged by adding a choir and

sacristy A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The sacristy is usually located ...

. The architect Peder Sæther designed the building. The newly enlarged building was

in 1920. In 1923, a second floor seating gallery was added. Originally, the church was considered an annex chapel, but in the 1970s, the chapel was renovated and upgraded to the status of parish church. Historically, the church was painted brown, but now it is white.

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H Tufsingdal kirke.jpg, View of the front exterior Tufsingdalen kirke interiør.jpg, View of the interior

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