Grorud Church

Church in Oslo, Norway

59°57′28″N 10°53′4″E / 59.95778°N 10.88444°E / 59.95778; 10.88444LocationGrorud Valley
Oslo,CountryNorwayDenomination

Church of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranWebsitewww.oslo.kirken.no/grorudHistoryStatusParish churchConsecrated1902ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Harald BødtkerSpecificationsMaterialsLocal Grorud GraniteAdministrationDioceseDiocese of OsloParishGrorud

Grorud Church is a cruciform church from 1902 located on the upper Grorud in Grorud in Oslo, Norway. The church is located on a hill and is visible from many parts of the Grorud Valley. The building is made of local Grorud Granite stone (Grefsensyenitt) and has 500 seats. Stone walls' uneven appearance, which gives the wall a live appearance, because the stones varies between roughly hewn uneven surface, and smooth surface. The smooth cut stones are centered on the corners and windows. Minister and landed on Linderud, Christian Pierre Mathiesen, gave the altar and baptismal silver dish to the church.^[1]^[2]

There is a cemetery in addition to the church.^[3]

Grorud Church is listed and protected by law by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.^[4]

References

^ Norske kirkebygg, Grorud kirke in Norwegian
^ Grorud Church Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian)
^ Grorud Cemetery Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian)
^ Grorud kirke / kirkested at kulturminnnesøk, Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in Norwegian)