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Gildeskål Church

Gildeskål Church (Norwegian: Gildeskål hovedkirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Inndyr. It is the main church for the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The orange-colored, wooden, neo-Gothic church was built in a long church style in 1881 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl J. Bergstrøm. The church seats about 750 people. History In 1851, a new law was passed that said that all rural churches had to be able to fit at least 30% of the parish members in the church building. Since the Old Gildeskål Church was too small, a new church had to be built for the parish. It was decided that the new church would be built about 100 metres (330 ft) west of the old church. The new church was completed in 1881 and it seated about 750 people. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Tømmernes Church

Tømmerneset Church (Norwegian: Tømmerneset kirke or Northern Sami: Vuohpe girkko) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tømmerneset. It is one of the churches for the Sagfjord parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1952 using plans drawn up by the architect Eilif Dahl. The church seats about 110 people. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Nøstvik Church

Nøstvik Church or Velfjord Church (Norwegian: Nøstvik kirke / Velfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommelstø, on the inner shores of the Sørfjorden branch of the Velfjorden. It is the main church for the Velfjord og Tosen parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1674. The church seats about 270 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was not new that year. The first church on this site was a stave church that may have been built in the 14th century. In 1674, the small church was torn down and in its place, a new church was built. The new building was a timber-framed cruciform church with narrow transverse arms on each side of the nave and a narrower choir in the east. At the east end of the chancel there is a sacristy and at the west end of the nave there is a tower on the roof. Historically, this was the main church for the old Velfjord Municipality. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Follafoss Church

Follafoss Church (Norwegian: Follafoss kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Follafoss. It is the church for the Verran parish, which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1954 using plans drawn up by the architect Sverre Olsen. The church seats about 200 people. It has a somewhat non-traditional roof line and design due to being built on the side of a hill. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Tosen Chapel

Tosen Chapel or Lande Chapel (Norwegian: Tosen kapell / Lande kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lande. It is one of the churches for the Velfjord og Tosen parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1888. The church seats about 80 people. History The church was originally constructed in 1734 at Solstad (near Holm) in Bindal Municipality and it was known then as Solstad Church. The building was disassembled and moved here in 1888 when it was renamed as Tosen Chapel. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Floren Chapel

Floren Chapel or Flora Chapel (Norwegian: Floren kapell or Flora kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flornes. It is one of the churches for the Hegra parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1902 using plans drawn up by the architect Gunnar Øverkil. The church seats about 170 people. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Landegode Church

Landegode Church (Norwegian: Landegode kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fenes on the island of Landegode. It is one of the churches for the Bodin parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1920. It was built as a bedehus chapel in 1920 and in January 1997, it was consecrated by Øystein Ingar Larsen as an official church of the Church of Norway. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Skogmo Chapel

Skogmo Chapel (Norwegian: Skogmo kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Indreskomo. It is an annex chapel in the Brønnøy parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1979. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Rønvik Church

Rønvik Church (Norwegian: Rønvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the town of Bodø. It is one of two churches for the Kjerringøy og Rønvik parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The orange/tan church was built out of brick and concrete in a circular style in 1997 using plans drawn up by the architect Reidar Berg. The church seats about 500 people. The building was consecrated on 30 November 1997. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Tverlandet Church

Tverlandet Church (Norwegian: Tverlandet kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Løding. It is one of the two churches for the Saltstraumen parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The modern, brick church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1983 using plans drawn up by the architect Reidar Berg. The church seats about 320 people. The church was consecrated on 6 November 1983. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Sela Church

Sela Church (Norwegian: Sela fjellkirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sela. It is an annex chapel for the Malm parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1997. The church seats about 120 people. History The first chapel in Sela was built in 1895. The chapel was built by Petter Estensen. The villagers financed the building and the teacher Anton Granhus made the drawings for the local builders. The church was 15 metres (49 ft) long, with a low spire. It was built to seat about 100 people. On 26 October 1895, a royal resolution granted permission to consecrate the small chapel that the local residents had built. It was consecrated on 15 July 1896 by Bishop Johannes Skaar. A plot of land by the church was also consecrated as a burial ground. The church officials decided that four services a year should be held at the chapel: two by the parish priest from Beitstad Church, one by the parish priest from Ytterøy Church, and one by the parish priest in Åfjord Church. The church was not well-made and so by the 1930s, the church was in poor condition. It was torn down in 1937. The second chapel on this site was built in 1937 right after the previous building was torn down. The new building was consecrated on 21 September 1937 by Bishop Johan Nicolai Støren. The chapel was designed by Roar Tønseth. It was a log building with a turf roof and a cross on the roof. In 1955, after only 28 years in use, the building was condemned due to rot and fungal infestation. The building was demolished and burned. The local schoolhouse in Kruven was used to hold church services after that time, but there were no immediate plans to replace the building. Finally, after many years without a chapel building, a new chapel was built in 1997. It was consecrated on 28 September 1997 by the Bishop Finn Wagle. This church was built near where the old Selahaugen church used to stand until the 1955. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Solstad Church

Solstad Church (Norwegian: Solstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bindal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Bindalsfjorden in the village of Holm. It is one of the two churches for the Bindal parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1888 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 300 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1641, but the church was likely built long before that time. The first church at Solstad was built about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the northeast of the present church site in Holm. This old stave church was torn down in 1643 and replaced with a new church on the same site. Historically, this had been an annex chapel under the main Sømna Church on the other side of the fjord. Written records from 1652 state that the church had a rectangular nave and narrower, rectangular chancel, with a transept to the north or south and an entry porch for the main entrance. By 1666, the church was already described as being in poor condition. In 1734, the old, dilapidated building was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. The new building was a long church with an entry porch on the west end and a choir on the east end that also had a sacristy on the north side of it. As early as the 1760s, several repairs were carried out on the building. In 1888, a new church was built about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the southwest of the old church site. The new church was a long church design as well. After the new church was completed, the old church was disassembled and moved to the village of Lande in neighboring Brønnøy Municipality where it stands today as Tosen Chapel. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Hæstad Church

Hæstad Church (Norwegian: Hæstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hestad on the southern part of the island of Dønna. It is one of the churches for the Dønna parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1913 using plans drawn up by the architect Victor Nordan, the son of Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people and it holds worship services at Christmas and some Sundays in the summer. The building was consecrated on 11 September 1913. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Namdalseid Church

Namdalseid Church (Norwegian: Namdalseid kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Namdalseid, along Norwegian County Road 17. It is the church for the Namdalseid parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1858, using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 350 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but the church was likely built during the 14th century. The first church in Namdalseid was probably a stave church and was located at Elda, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the present church site. Around 1690, the old church burned down. It was rebuilt around 1702. The name of the parish was changed from Elda to Aas by a royal resolution on 30 December 1853. At the same time, the parish was authorized to move the church from Elda to Aas, just outside the village of Namdalseid. In 1858, a new church was completed at Aas, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the historic church site at Elda. After the new church was completed, the old church at Elda was torn down. The new church was designed by Christian Heinrich Grosch, and the builder was Rasmus Overrein. The church was consecrated on 19 August 1858. A royal resolution from 10 July 1894 changed the name of the parish from Aas to Namdalseid, the name of the municipality in which it was located. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Kjeldebotn Church

Kjeldebotn Church (Norwegian: Kjeldebotn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjeldebotn. It is one of the churches for the Ballangen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1956 using plans drawn up by the architects Liv and Alf Bugge. The church seats about 200 people. The church holds at least one worship service each month. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Efjord Chapel

Efjord Chapel (Norwegian: Efjord kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kobbvika. It is an annex chapel in the Ballangen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1985 using plans drawn up by the architect Elund Leiros. The chapel seats about 75 people. The chapel holds at least six worship services each year. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Garstad Church

Garstad Church (Norwegian: Garstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Garstad on the island of Mellom-Vikna. It is the main church for the Vikna parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1856. The church seats about 320 people. History The first church was built at Garstad on the island of Mellom-Vikna in 1592, being consecrated on 1 November 1592. The church served the Vikna area for over 200 years before it burned to the ground after being struck by lightning on 20 January 1854. Soon after, the church was rebuilt on the same site. The new building was consecrated on 4 July 1856. In the 1950s, the architect Arne Sørvik was hired to lead an extensive restoration of the building prior to its 100th anniversary. The newly updated church was re-consecrated on 16 May 1954. The restoration included new windows, a newly rebuilt tower, and a newly redecorated interior. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Skage Church

Skage Church (Norwegian: Skage kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Overhalla Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hunn. It is the church for the Skage parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden, Neo-Gothic church was built in a long church style in 1903 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 330 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but the church was not new that year. The original stave church on this site was built a few meters south of the present church, probably during the 12th century. The church historically was called Hunn Church, after the farm on which it was located. Around the 15th century, the name was changed to Skage Church, after the more prominent neighboring farm. During the middle of the 1600s, the small stave church was remodeled with a small addition to the west to increase the capacity of the building. In 1726, the old church was torn down and a new log building was constructed on the same site. In 1903, the old church was torn down and a new church was constructed a few meters to the north of the old site. The new church was consecrated on 16 December 1903. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Heggstad Church

Heggstad Church (Norwegian: Heggstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Inderøy Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at Sandvollan, just south of the village of Gangstadhaugen. It is the main church for the Sandvollan parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1887 using plans drawn up by the architect Håkon Mosling. The church seats about 250 people. The church was built to replace the centuries-old Hustad Church located nearby. History The centuries-old Hustad Church was in need of being replaced because it was too small for the parish, but instead of tearing it down, it was decided to build a new church nearby and turn the old church into a museum. Håkon Mosling was hired as the architect in 1874 and his design and plans were completed by 1876. It wasn't until 1885 that the government gave formal approval and funding to build the new church. The new church was built about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest of the old Hustad Church. The new building was consecrated on 31 August 1887. In 1967, there was a fire in the church which caused some damage that needed to be repaired. Media gallery See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Verdalsøra Chapel

Verdalsøra Chapel (Norwegian: Verdalsøra kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Verdalsøra. It is one of the churches for the Stiklestad parish. The parish is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white brick and wood church was built in a rectangular style in 1969 using plans drawn up by the architect Torgeir Suul. The church seats about 200 people. In 1993, the chapel was expanded by adding a church hall, kitchen, bathrooms, and office space. Media gallery See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Henning Church

Henning Church (Norwegian: Henning kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Henning. It is the church for the Henning parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1872 using plans drawn up by the architect Rasmus M. Overrein. The church seats about 360 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1533, but the church was not new that year. The first church here was likely a stave church that was built in the 13th century. Historically, the church was known as the Bagabu kirke, using the old name for the Henning area. The baptismal font for the church is dated to the year 1250-1275, meaning that could be when the church was built. In 1652, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. In 1725, Janus Claudius Gedde purchased the church from the King at the Norwegian church sale when the King sold off many churches to help pay down the debt for the Great Northern War. In 1742, the church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. This was a small long church that had a red painted exterior. It was also very dark inside with only two small windows on each long wall of the nave and one window on each side of the choir. In 1813, the church was sold to the parish by David Andreas Gram, who owned the church at that time. In 1868, the parish decided to build a new church. In 1870, the church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. The foundation stone of the new church was laid on 11 June 1870. The new long church was consecrated and put into use on 5 December 1872. A new floor was laid in 1968, and in 1971 the church was painted inside. The tower was restored in 2008. See also List of churches in Nidaros References
Kjerringøy Church

Kjerringøy Church (Norwegian: Kjerringøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjerringøy. It is one of the two churches for the Kjerringøy og Rønvik parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1883 using plans drawn up by the architect J. E. Olsen. The church seats about 300 people and it has one worship service every three weeks. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was not built that year. It may have been built in the 14th or 15th century. In 1763, records show that an old church building was torn down in Kjerringøy and those records show that that church had been built by the residents from "time immemorial". After that, a new timber church was built that had a long church design with a choir and sacristy in the east. There is an existing photograph of this building from around 1860. The nave of this building measured approximately 11 by 6 metres (36 ft × 20 ft) and it had a small tower on the roof on the west end. In 1883, the church was torn down and replaced with the present building. Media gallery See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References
Skålvær Church

Skålvær Church (Norwegian: Skålvær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Skålvær. It is one of the churches for the Tjøtta parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1889 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Kristian Andersen. The church seats about 200 people. History In 1882, the people of Skålvær began talking and planning for a church in Skålvær. In 1888, the church building committee purchased the materials from the old Malm Church in Trøndelag. The old church was being replaced and most of the materials were still in good condition. Nils Kristian Andersen from Tjøtta was hired as the builder with the completion deadline of August 1889. The new building was consecrated on 6 September 1889. The parish decided that the church would have 11 worship services each year (roughly once per month). By the late 20th century, the population in Skålvær had declined significantly and most of the homes on the island are now used only as holiday cottages, so the church has been taken out of regular use. It is now used once or twice per summer to serve the vacationing residents of the island. See also List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland References