St. James's Church, Bergen

Church in Vestland, Norway

60°23′12″N 5°19′53″E / 60.38673280751°N 5.331518054008°E / 60.38673280751; 5.331518054008LocationBergen, VestlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1921Consecrated5 May 1921ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Daniel MuriArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1921 (103 years ago) (1921)SpecificationsCapacity550MaterialsPlastered brickAdministrationDioceseBjørgvin bispedømmeDeaneryBergen domprostiParishBergen domkirke

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Saint James's Church (Norwegian: Sankt Jakob kirke) is a special parish church in Bergen municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Nygård area of the city of Bergen. The church is part of Bergen Cathedral parish in the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, plastered brick church was built in a long church design in 1921 using plans drawn up by the architect Daniel Muri. The church, which seats about 550 people, was consecrated on 5 May 1921.^[1]^[2]

History

The parish of St. James was established in 1917. Daniel Muri was hired to design a new church for the new parish. The church was built from 1917 until 1921. It was consecrated on 5 May 1921. The church was a parish church for St. James's parish in central Bergen from 1921 until 2002. In 2002, several urban parishes in central Bergen were merged to form Bergen Cathedral parish. At the same time, St. James's Church ceased to be a regular parish church. From 2002 until 2007, the building was leased to Normisjon, a Norwegian missionary organization, to be a special mission church called "Norkirken Bergen". In 2013, the church was re-opened as a special parish church focusing on younger people. This is a special collaboration between the diocese, the parish, and the local YMCA and YWCA.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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References

^ "St. Jakob kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ "St. Jakob kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen City Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ Magerøy, Ellen Marie; Lidén, Hans-Emil. "St Jakob kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Sankt Jakob kirke (Bergen)". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 November 2021.