Lura Church

Coordinates: 58°52′22″N 5°43′54″E / 58.872646°N 5.731667°E / 58.872646; 5.731667
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Lura Church
Lura kirke
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58°52′22″N 5°43′54″E / 58.872646°N 5.731667°E / 58.872646; 5.731667
LocationSandnes,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1987
Consecrated1987
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ingeborg Hoem
and Knut Hoem
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1987
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeanerySandnes prosti
ParishLura

Lura Church (Norwegian: Lura kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Lura in the northern part of the city of Sandnes in the extreme western part of the municipality. It is the church for the Lura parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1987 using plans drawn up by the architects Ingeborg and Knut Hoem. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Lura kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 October 2020.