Gand Church
Gand kirke
Jæren Cathedral (Jærkatedralen)
View of the church
58°50′24″N 5°42′51″E / 58.8401°N 5.7142°E / 58.8401; 5.7142
Location	Sandnes, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1978
Consecrated	3 Dec 1978
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Tonning and Øglænd
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	1978
Specifications
Capacity	650
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Sandnes prosti
Parish	Gand

Gand Church ( Norwegian: Gand kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Sandved in the city of Sandnes in the far western part of the municipality. It is one of the two churches for the Gand parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The large concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1978 using designs by the architects Tonning and Øglænd. The church seats about 650 people. ^{[1] [2]}

Due to its size, it is sometimes referred to as the Jæren Cathedral ( Norwegian: Jærkatedralen). The church was consecrated on 3 December 1978. The church cost about 13.2 million  kr, and it includes a large sanctuary, a chapel, office wing, Sunday school rooms, and two fellowship halls.

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References