St. James's Church, Bergen

St. James's Church
St. Jakob kirke
View of the church
St. James's Church Location in Hordaland county St. James's Church Location in Hordaland county
60°23′12″N 5°19′54″E / 60.3867°N 5.3316°ECoordinates: 60°23′12″N 5°19′54″E / 60.3867°N 5.3316°E
Location	Bergen, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	5 May 1921
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Daniel Muri
Completed	1921
Specifications
Capacity	550
Materials	Plastered brick
Administration
Parish	Bergen domkirke
Deanery	Bergen domprosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Saint James's Church (Norwegian: Sankt Jakob kirke) is a special parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Nygård area of the city of Bergen. The church is part of Bergen Cathedral parish in the Bergen arch-deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, plastered brick church was built in 1921 by the architect Daniel Muri. The church, which seats about 550 people, was consecrated on 5 May 1921.^[1][2]

The church was a parish church for St. James's parish in central Bergen from 1921 until 2002. In 2002, several urban parishes in central Bergen were merged to form Bergen Cathedral parish. At the same time, St. James's Church ceased to be a parish church. From 2002 until 2007, the building was leased to Normisjon, a Norwegian missionary organization, to be a special mission church called "Norkirken Bergen". In 2013, the church was re-opened as a special parish church focusing on younger people. This is a special collaboration between the diocese, the parish, and the local YMCA and YWCA.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "St. Jakob kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
3. "St. Jakob kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen City Archive. Retrieved 2014-08-12.