Øvre Vang Church

Øvre Vang Church (Norwegian: Øvre Vang kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Slemsrud. It is one of the churches for the Vang parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1907 using plans drawn up by the architects Johan Joachim Meyer and Andreas Bugge. The church seats about 300 people.^[1][2]

Øvre Vang Church
Øvre Vang kirke
View of the church
60°50′45″N 11°12′17″E
Location	Hamar Municipality, Innlandet
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Vangsaasens kapell
Status	Parish church
Founded	1907
Consecrated	28 August 1907
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Johan Joachim Meyer and Andreas Bugge
Architectural type	Cruciform
Completed	1907 (117 years ago) (1907)
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Hamar bispedømme
Deanery	Hamar domprosti
Parish	Vang
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Protected
ID	85931

History

In 1901, the municipal council of Vang began planning for a new annex chapel in the northern part of the municipality. Architectural drafts were designed by Johan Joachim Meyer and later when Meyer was ill, the plans were modified by Andreas Bugge who moved the tower to above the west entrance rather than over the centre of the nave as had first been planned. The church was built from 1903 to 1907. The chapel is a half-timbered cruciform building, but the cross-arms are quite short and the interior is laid out as if it were a long church. The chapel has a west tower above the church porch, a choir in the east, and sacristies on each side of the choir. The new building was consecrated on 28 August 1907 by Bishop Christen Brun. The chapel was originally named Vangsaasen kapell (later it was renamed Øvre Vang kapell). More recently, the chapel was upgraded to parish church status so that the parish of Vang has two churches now.^[3][4]

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See also

• List of churches in Hamar

References

1. "Øvre Vang kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
3. "Øvre Vang kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
4. "Øvre Vang kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.