| Sødorp Chapel | |
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| Sødorp kapell | |
 View of the chapel | |
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| 61°35′20″N9°46′53″E / 61.5888704189°N 9.781302809715°E /61.5888704189; 9.781302809715 | |
| Location | Nord-Fron Municipality, Innlandet |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Consecrated | 1929 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Knut Villa |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1929 (96 years ago) (1929) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 169 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
| Deanery | Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti |
| Parish | Sødorp |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85036 |
Sødorp Chapel (Norwegian:Sødorp kapell) is achapel of theChurch of Norway inNord-Fron Municipality inInnlandet county,Norway. It is located in the town ofVinstra. It is anannex chapel for the Sødorpparish which is part of theNord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden chapel was built in along church design in 1929 using plans drawn up by thearchitect Knut Villa. The chapel seats about 169 people.[1]
The oldSødorp Church was built on this site in 1752 and it stood on this site until 1908 when it was disassembled and moved to a site closer to the centre of the village ofVinstra. After the church was moved away, the local residents began thinking about building anannex chapel on the site to serve the eastern part of Vinstra. In the late 1920s, permission was granted and planning began. Knut Villa was hired to design the building. The chapel was built and financed by volunteers and donations. By the late 1960s, the chapel was too small and it was expanded from 1970 to 1972. The architect for this project was Trygve Kleiven, and after the expansion the chapel was re-consecrated by BishopAlexander Lange Johnson on 29 August 1972. In 2009, the chapel was refurbished and expanded again, also using drawings by Trygve Kleiven. This brought the number of seats up to 169 as well as added a handicap-accessible bathroom. The renovation was completed and the church went back into use on 4 October 2009.[2][3]
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