Sjona Church

Church in Nordland, Norway

66°18′07″N 13°28′43″E / 66.3019521°N 13.4786447°E / 66.3019521; 13.4786447LocationRana, NordlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryFormer name(s)Sjona bedehuskapellStatusParish churchFounded1896Consecrated1916ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1896 (128 years ago) (1896)SpecificationsCapacity170MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseSør-HålogalandDeaneryIndre Helgeland prostiParishSjona

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Sjona Church (Norwegian: Sjona kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myklebustad. It is the church for the Sjona parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1896 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 170 people.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The building was first constructed in 1896 to serve as a local prayer house. In 1916, the church was consecrated as an annex chapel. In 2003, the chapel was upgraded to full parish church status.^[4]

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References

^ "Sjona kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Sjona kirke" (in Norwegian). Rana fellesråd. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
^ "Sjona menighet" (in Norwegian). Rana kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 11 April 2021.