Vår Frelsers Church
Vår Frelsers kirke
View of the church
Vår Frelsers Church
59°24′52″N5°16′12″E / 59.414481°N 5.270134°E /59.414481; 5.270134
Location	Haugesund Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1901
Consecrated	6 Mar 1902
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect	Einar Halleland
Architectural type	Cruciform
Style	Neo-gothic
Groundbreaking	1899
Completed	1901 (125 years ago) (1901)
Specifications
Capacity	850
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Haugaland prosti
Parish	Vår Frelser
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Protected
ID	85887

Vår Frelsers Church ('Our Savior's Church') (Norwegian:Vår Frelsers kirke) is aparish church of theChurch of Norway inHaugesund Municipality inRogaland county,Norway. It is located in the centre of thetown of Haugesund. It is the church for theVår Frelserparish which is part of theHaugaland prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Stavanger. The large, red brick church was built in acruciform design with aNeo-gothic style in 1901 using designs by thearchitectEinar Halleland. The church seats about 850 people.^[1][2]

Historically, the people of this area attended church at the nearbySkåre Church. In 1854, Haugesund was established as aladested. As the small town grew, the residents began to ask for their own church in the town centre. In 1885, a plot of land was purchased and then in 1890, the government gave approval for a church to be built on the site. An architectural competition was held and the winner was Einar Halleland in February 1899. The church was built in 1899–1901 withconsecration on 6 March 1902.^[3]

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  Main entrance
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  Exterior renovations in 1953
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  View in 1925

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