Mo Church (Nordland)

Mo Church
Mo kirke
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66°18′36″N 14°08′40″E / 66.3099338°N 14.1443363°E / 66.3099338; 14.1443363
LocationRana Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1724
Consecrated1724
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Grenstad and
Espen Poulson
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1724 (300 years ago) (1724)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
ParishMo
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84962

Mo Church (Norwegian: Mo kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Mo i Rana. It is the church for the Mo parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, cruciform, wooden church was built in a neo-Gothic style in 1724 using plans drawn up by the architects Andreas Grenstad and Espen Poulson. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2][3]

History

The church in Mo i Rana was founded in 1723-1724 when missionary Thomas von Westen led the construction of the new church. The first worship service held in the new church was on 6 January 1724. In 1832 the church underwent a renovation and expansion of the building. It included building a higher and steeper roof with a small onion dome tower on top. In 1860, the interior was redesigned. The church also underwent renovations in 1956 and again in 2007.

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References

  1. ^ "Mo kirke, Rana". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Mo kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana kirke. Retrieved 21 December 2011.