Strand Church ( no, Strand kirke) is a parish church of the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Strand. It is the church for the Strand parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...

) in the

Diocese of Hamar The Diocese of Hamar ( no, Hamar Bispedømme) is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner in Viken county. Administratively, the diocese is divided ...

. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 300 people.

History

The people of Strand had long desired their own local church due to the more than long journey to the

Stor-Elvdal Church Stor-Elvdal Church ( no, Stor-Elvdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Negardshaugen. It is one of the churches for the Stor-Elvdal parish w ...

where they had historically gone to church. Approval was finally granted in the early 1860s. Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was hired to design the new church. Construction began in April 1863 and it progressed through the summer and fall. The church is rectangular in design with the nave and choir in the same room. There's a small

sacristy A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The sacristy is usually located ...

on the east end and a church porch with tower on the west end. The new church was

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on 2 December 1863.

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