| Grue Finnskog Church | |
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| Grue Finnskog kirke | |
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| 60°25′06″N12°24′22″E / 60.41827015161°N 12.4059939980°E /60.41827015161; 12.4059939980 | |
| Location | Grue Municipality, Innlandet |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Revholt kapell |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Consecrated | 26 November 1950 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ola B. Aasness |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1950 (75 years ago) (1950) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 340 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
| Deanery | Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti |
| Parish | Grue Finnskog |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84435 |
Grue Finnskog Church (Norwegian:Grue Finnskog kirke) is aparish church of theChurch of Norway inGrue Municipality inInnlandet county,Norway. It is located in the village ofSvullrya. It is the church for the Grue Finnskogparish which is part of theSolør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in along church design in 1886 using plans drawn up by thearchitectNiels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff and it was significantly rebuilt in 1950 by the architect Ola B. Aasness. The church seats about 340 people.[1][2]
A cemetery was built in the village ofSvullrya in 1854 to serve the eastern part of the municipality. In 1862, a small church was built at the cemetery. The building was constructed by Brede Bredesen Kolstad fromKongsvinger who used drawings by thearchitectJacob Wilhelm Nordan. The building had seating for about 200 people. The church had no tower, and it is said that the small church bell hung between two pillars outside the church door. This church was built in 1862 andconsecrated on 4 March 1863.[3][4]
In 1883, it was decided to demolish this church and replace it with a new one. The new church was designed byNiels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff and the builder was Günther Schüssler. This building had aneo-Gothic design and it was atimber-framedlong church with seating for about 430 people. This new church wasconsecrated on 8 December 1886.[3][4]
On 28 January 1948, the roof of the church collapsed under the weight of the snow. The church tower and the western part of thenave remained, but the rest of the building was severely damaged. Some of the interior furnishings were saved. The church was rebuilt soon after using designs by the architect Ola B. Aasness. The lead builder was Kåre B. Bråten. The newly rebuilt church wasconsecrated on 26 November 1950. This new church has 340 seats.[3][4]
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