Strusshamn Church

Strusshamn Church
Strusshamn kirke
View of the church
60°24′05″N 5°11′23″E / 60.401429184695°N 5.189621686804°E / 60.401429184695; 5.189621686804
LocationAskøy Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1741
Consecrated1969
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Torgeir Alvsaker and
Einar Vaardal-Lunde
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1969 (1969)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsConcrete and glass
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryVesthordland prosti
ParishStrusshamn
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84982

Strusshamn Church (Norwegian: Strusshamn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Strusshamn. It is the church for the Strusshamn parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The large concrete and glass church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1969 using plans drawn up by the architects Torgeir Alvsaker and Einar Vaardal-Lunde. The church seats about 500 people.