Trinity Church (Arendal)

Trinity Church
Trefoldighetskirken
View of the church
58°27′33″N 8°45′57″E / 58.459215°N 08.765762°E / 58.459215; 08.765762
LocationArendal Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1670
Consecrated29 June 1888
Events1902: Fire
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Fürst
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1888 (1888)
Specifications
Capacity850
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryArendal prosti
ParishTrefoldighet
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83790

Trinity Church (Norwegian: Trefoldighetskirken) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the central part of the town of Arendal. It is the church for the Trefoldighet parish. It is also the seat of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The red, brick, neo-Gothic church was built in a cruciform basilica design in 1888 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Fürst. The church seats about 850 people.