Bjørke Church (Ørsta)

Bjørke Church (Norwegian: Bjørke kyrkje, also known as Storfjord kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjørke at the innermost end of the Hjørundfjorden (which is known as the Storfjorden). It is the church for the Storfjorden parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1919 by the architect Mathias Brække. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 16 September 1920 by Bishop Peter Hognestad.[3]

Bjørke Church
Bjørke kyrkje
View of the church
Bjørke Church
Location of the church
Bjørke Church
Bjørke Church (Norway)
62.1066°N 6.5566°E / 62.1066; 6.5566
LocationVolda Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1919
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Mathias Brække
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1919
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishStorfjorden
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

See also

References
  1. "Bjørke kyrkje, Ørsta". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. "Bjørke kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Ørsta kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
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