Frøyset Church

Frøyset Church (Norwegian: Frøyset kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Masfjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Frøyset. It sits at the mouth of the small Frøysetelva river, along the shore of the Frøysetfjorden. It is one of the three churches in the Masfjorden parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1937 using designs by the architect Thorolf Hals Frølich. The church seats about 180 people and it serves the northwestern part of the municipality.[1][2]

Frøyset Church
Frøyset kyrkje
View of the church
Frøyset Church
Location of the church
Frøyset Church
Frøyset Church (Norway)
60.8634°N 5.2097°E / 60.8634; 5.2097
LocationMasfjorden Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Thorolf Hals Frølich
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1937
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishMasfjorden
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84210

History

The church was consecrated in 1937 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. In 1969–1970, the church was expanded with the addition of a kitchen and parish hall off the north side of the church.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Frøyset kyrkje, Masfjorden". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  3. "Frøyset kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
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