Sørum Church (Hadeland)

Sørum Church (Norwegian: Sørum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjoneroa. It is the church for the Bjoneroa parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people.^[1][2]

Sørum Church
Sørum kirke
View of the church
60°31′00″N 10°17′44″E
Location	Gran Municipality, Innlandet
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Sørum kapell
Status	Parish church
Founded	1861
Consecrated	25 September 1861
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural type	Long church
Groundbreaking	22 October 1860
Completed	1861 (163 years ago) (1861)
Specifications
Capacity	220
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Hamar bispedømme
Deanery	Hadeland og Land prosti
Parish	Bjoneroa
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85062

History

Planning for a new church in the Bjoneroa area began in the 1850s. Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was hired to make designs for the new church. The foundation stone was laid on 22 October 1860. It was a wooden long church. The timber was donated and the construction work was led by Lars Jacobsen Hvinden. The church was consecrated by the rector on 25 September 1861.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Hamar

References

1. "Sørum kirke, Bjoneroa". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
3. "Sørum kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
4. "Sørum kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2022.