Bjørke Church (Volda)

Not to be confused with Björke Church or Björka Church.
Bjørke Church
Bjørke kyrkje
Storfjorden kyrkje
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62°06′26″N 6°33′23″E / 62.107145654°N 6.5562940836°E / 62.107145654; 6.5562940836
LocationVolda,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1920
Consecrated16 September 1920
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Mathias Brække
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1920 (104 years ago) (1920)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeanerySøre Sunnmøre prosti
ParishStorfjorden
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85584

Bjørke Church (Norwegian: Bjørke kyrkje, also known as Storfjorden kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Volda 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 design in 1920 using plans drawn up 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]

History

Bjørke Chapel was originally designed by Mathias Brække and it was built by the builders Sivert Gjerdsdal and Edvard Gjerdsdal. Construction began in 1919 and the new building was completed in 1920. It was consecrated by the Bishop on 16 September 1920. The building is a wooden long church with a rectangular nave and a smaller, rectangular chancel on the east end of the nave. The west end has a church porch with a tower. The building was originally an annex chapel under the main Hjørundfjord Church but in 1929 it was upgraded to the status of parish church.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bjørke kyrkje, Ørsta". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Bjørke kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Ørsta kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Storfjorden kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Bjørke kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 August 2021.