Old Ålgård Church

Old Ålgård Church
Ålgård gamle kirke
View of the church
58°46′09″N 5°50′43″E / 58.769113°N 5.845365°E / 58.769113; 5.845365
LocationGjesdal Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated11 May 1917
Architecture
Functional statusInactive
Architect(s)Ole Stein
Architectural typeLong church
StyleArt Nouveau
Groundbreaking20 March 1916
Completed1917 (1917)
Closed15 March 2015
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryJæren prosti
ParishÅlgård
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85960

Old Ålgård Church (Norwegian: Ålgård gamle kirke) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjesdal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ålgård. It used to be the main church for the Ålgård parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design and an Art Nouveau style in 1917 using designs by the architect Ole Stein. The church seats about 250 people.