Folkestad Chapel

Folkestad Chapel (Norwegian: Folkestad bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Fjaler Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Våge in extreme western Fjaler. It is an annex chapel in the Fjaler parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1913 by master builder Gerhard Folkestad. It was originally built as a prayer house (bedehus).[1]

Folkestad Chapel
Folkestad bedehuskapell
View of the chapel
Folkestad Chapel
Location of the chapel
Folkestad Chapel
Folkestad Chapel (Norway)
61.2703°N 5.0286°E / 61.2703; 5.0286
LocationFjaler Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Consecrated4 September 1940
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Gerhard Folkestad
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1913
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFjaler
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

In 1940, it was enlarged to 200 seats and it was consecrated for church use on 4 September 1940 by Bishop Andreas Fleischer. Prior to 1991, this chapel was part of the Askvoll municipality (and parish). After a municipal border change, the chapel is now part of Fjaler.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. "Folkestad bedehuskapell". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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