St. James's Church, Bergen

St. James's Church
St. Jakob kirke

View of the church
St. James's Church
Location in Hordaland county
St. James's Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°23′12″N 5°19′54″E / 60.3867°N 5.3316°E / 60.3867; 5.3316Coordinates: 60°23′12″N 5°19′54″E / 60.3867°N 5.3316°E / 60.3867; 5.3316
Location Bergen, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 5 May 1921
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Daniel Muri
Completed 1921
Specifications
Capacity 550
Materials Plastered brick
Administration
Parish Bergen domkirke
Deanery Bergen domprosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Saint James's Church (Norwegian: Sankt Jakob kirke) is a special parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Nygård area of the city of Bergen. The church is part of Bergen Cathedral parish in the Bergen arch-deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, plastered brick church was built in 1921 by the architect Daniel Muri. The church, which seats about 550 people, was consecrated on 5 May 1921.[1][2]

The church was a parish church for St. James's parish in central Bergen from 1921 until 2002. In 2002, several urban parishes in central Bergen were merged to form Bergen Cathedral parish. At the same time, St. James's Church ceased to be a parish church. From 2002 until 2007, the building was leased to Normisjon, a Norwegian missionary organization, to be a special mission church called "Norkirken Bergen". In 2013, the church was re-opened as a special parish church focusing on younger people. This is a special collaboration between the diocese, the parish, and the local YMCA and YWCA.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "St. Jakob kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  3. ↑ "St. Jakob kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen City Archive. Retrieved 2014-08-12.



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