Sjona Church
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LocationRana Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
| Sjona Church | |
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| Sjona kirke | |
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| 66°18′07″N 13°28′43″E / 66.3019521°N 13.4786447°E | |
| Location | Rana Municipality, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Sjona bedehuskapell |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Consecrated | 1916 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1896 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 170 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Indre Helgeland prosti |
| Parish | Sjona |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85437 |
Sjona Church (Norwegian: Sjona kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myklebustad. It is the church for the Sjona parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1896 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2][3]
The building was first constructed in 1896 to serve as a local prayer house. In 1916, the church was consecrated as an annex chapel. In 2003, the chapel was upgraded to full parish church status.[4]
