Austre Moland Church

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Austre Moland Church is a cruciform church in the village of Brekka in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the former municipality of Austre Moland, now part of the municipality of Arendal. It was built in 1673. Until 1919, the church was called Østre Moland Church .HistoryThe church was originally built as a small long church in 1673. It was extended into a cruciform church in 1779, after a new tower had been added in 1750 and four small spires in 1775. Ole Nilsen Weierholt was in charge of the construction. The painting and other decoration of the church was executed by Anders Grundesøn Løwe from Risør in 1797 at a cost of 300 riksdaler, and his fellow artist Nils Christensen created all of the portraits of the angels and apostles. The exterior of the church has painted decorations around the windows.The church bells date from 1750 and 1754. The church is built of wood and can accommodate 496 people. The building underwent restoration in 1961.Further readingNenseter, Bjarne. 1992. Austre Moland kirke. På kirkevandring i Aust-Agder. Arendal: Kilden forlag, pp. 14–15..Nilsen, Sigrid E. 1997. Austre Moland kirke. Austre Moland menighetsråd.Rasmussen, Alf Henry. 1993. Våre kirker. Norsk kirkeleksikon. Kirkenær: Vanebo forlag, p. 474..Weierholt, Olav. 1973. Kirken i Austre Moland: festskrift til 300-års jubileet i 1973. Arendal.