Centralkirken - Bergen, Norway
N 60° 23.780 E 005° 19.677
32V E 297707 N 6701190
Centralkirken [English: Central Church] is a Methodist church in the heart of Bergen, Norway. It has a neon sign over its entrance, not something you see too often at a church.
Waymark Code: WMPBAZ
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Date Posted: 08/03/2015
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"Vår historie
Litt historie om Centralkirkens menighet:
Metodistkirken ble etablert i Bergen i 1879. Menigheten leiet først et hus for sin møteaktivitet. I 1882 bygget menigheten sin kirke i Skottegaten og het 1.metodistmenighet.
I 1890 ble menigheten delt og cirka 90 medlemmer stiftet 2.metodistmenighet. I fem år leiet menigheten et rom i en 1.etasje i Domkirkegaten 2 til sin møtevirksomhet. I 1895 kjøpte denne menigheten Ladegårdsgaten 8 og bygningen fikk navnet John Wesleys kapell. Dette var menigheten tilholdssted frem til 1916. Da fikk menigheten tomt på dagens tilholdssted; Vetrlidsalmenningen. Kirken stod klar til åpning, 17.mars i 1918. 1200 menesker var tilstede ved åpningen! Centralkirken ble menighetens nye navn. Menigheten har i dag circa 300 bekjennende medlemmer og 850 døpte medlemmer."
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Our story
A brief history of Central Church congregation:
UMC was established in Bergen in 1879. The church first rented a house for their meeting activity. In 1882 built a congregation church in Skottegaten and had 1 Methodist congregation.
In 1890 the church was divided and some 90 members founded two Methodist congregations. For five years, the tenant congregation had a room in 1 level at Domkirkegaten 2 for its meetings. In 1895, bought this congregation church at Ladegårdsgaten 8 and the building was named John Wesley's Chapel. This was the church's home until 1916 when the church bought its current abode; Vetrlidsalmenning. The church was ready for its opening on 17 March 1918. 1200 in clients were present at the opening! Central Church was the church's new name. The church currently has approximately 300 professed members and 850 baptized members.