Vegårshei Church

Vegårshei Church
Vegårshei kirke
View of the church
58°45′30″N 8°51′32″E / 58.7583°N 08.8588°E / 58.7583; 08.8588
LocationVegårshei Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Wegaardsheiene kirke
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated19 Aug 1810
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knud Torkildsen Skjerkhol
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleLouis XVI style
Completed1808 (1808)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryAust-Nedenes prosti
ParishVegårshei
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85792

Vegårshei Church (Norwegian: Vegårshei kirke, locally: Vegårshei kjørke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vegårshei Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myra. It is the church for the Vegårshei parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1808 using plans drawn up by the architect Knud Torkildsen Skjerkholt. The church seats about 350 people.