Hop Church Explained

Hop Church
Fullname:Hop kirke
Coordinates:70.7984°N 28.1134°W
Location:Gamvik Municipality, Finnmark
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Gamvik
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Consecrated Date:1977
Materials:Wood

Hop Church (Norwegian: Hop kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjånes. It is an annex chapel for the Gamvik parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1977 to serve the southern part of the municipality.[1] The chapel is built on what is believed to be the site of a medieval church that was closed before the 1600s.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-05-17 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Hop kirkested . 2021-02-13 . . Norwegian.