| Nenset Church | |
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| Nenset kirke | |
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| 59°10′05″N9°37′48″E / 59.168123°N 9.6298848°E /59.168123; 9.6298848 | |
| Location | Skien Municipality, Telemark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Nenset kapell |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Consecrated | 17 December 1961 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Gudolf Blakstad and H. Munthe-Kaas |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1961 (64 years ago) (1961) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Skien prosti |
| Parish | Gimsøy og Nenset |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85101 |
Nenset Church (Norwegian:Nenset kirke) is aparish church of theChurch of Norway inSkien Municipality inTelemark county,Norway. It is located in theNenset/Tollnes area in the western part of thetown of Skien. It is one of the churches for theGimsøy og Nensetparish which is part of theSkien prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, brick church was built in along church design in 1961 using plans drawn up by thearchitectsGudolf Blakstad andHerman Munthe-Kaas. The church seats about 400 people.[1]
AfterWorld War II, there was a desire for anannex chapel and cemetery in the Nenset/Tollnes area, just west of thetown of Skien in (what was then)Solum municipality. After some fundraising, this was approved.Gudolf Blakstad andHerman Munthe-Kaas were hired to design the new building. The building had a chapel on the 2nd floor with space for approximately 200 people, while there was a parish hall and kitchen on the 1st floor. The building wasconsecrated on 17 December 1961. This was intended to be a two-stage construction project with a larger church to be built later. In 1988, the Nenset Chapel was upgraded toparish church status and re-titled asNenset Church. In 1996, the second building phase was carried out by architect Tor Arild Danielsen. A new church room was completed and parish offices were added into the older part of the building. The newly-enlarged building was re-consecrated on 19 January 1997.[2][3]
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