Berle Church
| Berle Church | |
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| Berle kyrkje | |
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 Berle Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Berle Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
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| 61°49′40″N 5°06′54″E / 61.8278°N 5.1151°ECoordinates: 61°49′40″N 5°06′54″E / 61.8278°N 5.1151°E | |
| Location |
Bremanger Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | Berle Church |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 3 July 1977 |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Alf Apelseth |
| Style | Arbeidskyrkje |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Berle |
| Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Berle Church (Norwegian: Berle kyrkje) is a local church community center (arbeidskyrkje) in the village of Berle in Bremanger Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The church is part of the Berle parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The church, which can seat 210 persons, was consecrated on 3 July 1977 by Bishop Thor With. The architect Alf Apelseth from Ørsta made the designs. In 1977, Berle became a chapel district in the Rugsund parish. In 1981, Berle was transferred to the Bremanger parish. On 1 October 1999, the parish of Berle was established. At that time, Berle chapel became Berle church.
Berle Church has obvious similarities to the Nordsida Church in nearby Stryn Municipality and the interior is designed in the same way. The chancel is separated from the nave by a simple, square altar rail. The room is light, marked by the white concrete walls and the pine-panelled slanted ceiling, with narrow windows on the sides. On the side of the main room there are partition walls to the smaller assembly room, but both rooms are used for the major church services. The small assembly room is normally used for various club activities, festive occasions, church coffees, funerals, as well as meetings of the church council. The kitchen is also used as a baptismal vestry, whereas the vicar's vestry is located to the right of the chancel.
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