Øvre Rendal Church

Øvre Rendal Church
Øvre Rendal kirke
Bergset kirke
View of the church
61°53′22″N 11°04′43″E / 61.88956603232°N 11.0786966979°E / 61.88956603232; 11.0786966979
LocationRendalen Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated19 July 1761
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1759 (1759)
Specifications
Capacity280
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Østerdal prosti
ParishØvre Rendal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85926

Øvre Rendal Church (Norwegian: Øvre Rendal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bergset. It is the church for the Øvre Rendal parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in an cruciform design in 1759 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 280 people.