Gimsøy Church (Telemark)

Gimsøy Church
Gimsøy kirke
View of the church
59°11′31″N 9°36′16″E / 59.19192°N 9.60433°E / 59.19192; 9.60433
LocationSkien Municipality,
Telemark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1922
Consecrated10 December 1922
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Gunnar Norby
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1922 (1922)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeanerySkien prosti
ParishGimsøy og Nenset
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84242

Gimsøy Church (Norwegian: Gimsøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the Gimsøy area of the town of Skien. It is one of the churches for the Gimsøy og Nenset parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in 1922 using plans drawn up by the architect Gunnar Norby. The church seats about 200 people.