Bugården Church

Bugården Church
Bugården kirke
View of the church
59°08′12″N 10°11′05″E
Location	Sandefjord, Vestfold
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1980
Consecrated	14 Dec 1980
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Harald Hille
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1980 (1980)
Specifications
Capacity	350
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Tunsberg
Deanery	Sandefjord prosti
Parish	Bugården
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected

Bugården Church (Norwegian: Bugården kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the city of Sandefjord. It is the church for the Bugården parish which is part of the Sandefjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, brick church was built in a long church design in 1980 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Hille. The church seats about 350 people.

History

In the 1970s, planning began for a new church in the northwestern part of the city of Sandefjord. In 1975, an architectural competition was announced for designing the new church. Harald Hille won the competition. Bugården church was consecrated by the bishop on 14 December 1980. The new church has seating for about 350 people, but this can be expanded to about 650 with the help of an adjacent parish hall. The brick building has a complex shape and contains space for a wide range of other functions. There is a free-standing bell tower (campanile) next to the church.

See also

• List of churches in Tunsberg