Sandnessjøen Church

Sandnessjøen Church
Sandnessjøen kirke
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66°01′09″N 12°37′06″E / 66.01922006°N 12.61820689°E / 66.01922006; 12.61820689
LocationAlstahaug Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Stamnæs kirke
Sandnæs kirke
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated31 July 1882
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Grenstad
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1882 (1882)
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
ParishSandnessjøen
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85545

Sandnessjøen Church (Norwegian: Sandnessjøen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Sandnessjøen. It is the church for the Sandnessjøen parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1881 by the architect Andreas Grenstad. The church seats about 380 people.