Grefsen Church, Oslo, Norway

Standing: High · Heritage site
Rank: Rank 82 of 3,842

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Grefsen Church

Grefsen Church is a brick long church in the Grefsen neighbourhood of Oslo and the parish church of Grefsen parish. Designed by the architect Georg Greve, it was consecrated by Bishop Eivind Berggrav on 3 March 1940 and holds 600 people. The building has elements of the Norwegian Romanesque style but rectangular windows instead of Romanesque arches, and it is sparsely decorated, with a frescoed ceiling and stained glass in the chancel by Oddmund Kristiansen. The church is protected as a listed church by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Magne Elvestrand was its organist from 1940 to 1967.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Wheelchair access: Available OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Building: Church OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Place of worship OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1940 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation: cultural heritage preservation in Norway Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Religion: Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Denomination: Lutheran OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Georg Greve Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: Kirkelig fellesråd i Oslo OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Grefsen Church Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09