Kokelv Church
| Kokelv Church | |
|---|---|
| Kokelv kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Kokelv Church Location in Finnmark | |
| 70°36′39″N 24°39′06″E / 70.6107°N 24.6518°E | |
| Location | Kvalsund, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Rolf Harlew Jenssen |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 120 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Hammerfest prosti |
| Parish | Kokelv |
Kokelv Church (Template:Lang-no) is a parish church in Kvalsund Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kokelv. The church is part of the Kokelv parish in the Hammerfest deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1960 by a group of 24 German volunteers sponsored by Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste, ASF), who spent seven months in Kokelv to build the church as a sign of reconciliation with the Norwegian people who had suffered under German occupation during World War II . The church it seats about 120 people.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Kokelv kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
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