Søgne Church (
Norwegian :
Søgne hovedkirke ) is a
parish church of the
Church of Norway in
Kristiansand Municipality in
Agder county,
Norway . It is located in the village of
Lunde , just west of
Tangvall . It is the church for the Søgne
parish which is part of the
Kristiansand domprosti (arch-
deanery ) in the
Diocese of Agder og Telemark . The white, wooden church was built in a
cruciform design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the
architect Christian H. Grosch . The church seats about 750 people. Inside, the church has balcony seating along all the walls leading up to the
chancel . The chancel floor is raised three steps above the floor of the
nave .
History
The church was consecrated on 29 November 1861. The church was built to replace the older and smaller Old Søgne Church which is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southeast of the site of the new church.
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