Sundvor Church | |
Fullname: | Sundvor kyrkje |
Former Name: | Sundvor kapell |
Coordinates: | 60.0736°N 5.7565°W |
Location: | Bjørnafjorden Municipality, Vestland |
Country: | Norway |
Churchmanship: | Evangelical Lutheran |
Denomination: | Church of Norway |
Diocese: | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Parish: | Fusa |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Founded Date: | 1927 |
Consecrated Date: | 14 Oct 1927 |
Architect: | Erlend Tryti |
Architectural Type: | Long church |
Materials: | Wood |
Capacity: | 228 |
Sundvor Church (Norwegian: Sundvor kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sundvord, serving the far southern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches for the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1927 using plans drawn up by the architect Erlend Tryti. The church seats about 228 people.[1] [2]
During the 1920s, planning for a new annex chapel in Sundvor began. Erlend Tryti was hired to design the new chapel. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1927. It was consecrated on 14 October 1927. In 1980, the building was enlarged to the west to add bathroom space and storage. In 2000, the chapel was upgraded in status to a "parish church".[3] [4]