Holmlia Church

Holmlia Church
Holmlia kirke
Holmlia Church
59°50′9.7″N 10°47′34.8″E / 59.836028°N 10.793000°E / 59.836028; 10.793000
Location	Ravnåsveien 28, Holmlia, Oslo,
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Website	kirken.no/holmlia
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	1993
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Harald Hille
Style	Postmodernism
Specifications
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Oslo [1]
Deanery	Søndre Aker
Parish	Holmlia

Holmlia Church is a church center in the southeastern part of Oslo, Norway. The church is run by the Church of Norway, and is also used by the Roman Catholic St. Hallvard Parish for weekly Holy Masses on Sundays at 6PM.^[1][2][3][4]

The church room has four pillars and glass roofs. The altar is made of light marble. The altarpiece, which represents the Lion of Judah and the lamb and the stained glass were created by Per Odd Aarrestad. Behind the altar is a glass pillar with a Christ figure. The baptismal font is in glazed brick and marble, designed by the architect 1993. The church organ from organ builder Ryde & Berg has 17 voices.

The church building also contains offices, a parish hall and children's and youth rooms.

The separate bell tower has 12 bells created at the Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry.^[1][3][5]

• Official parish website (in Norwegian)

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