Fines Church

Fines Church (Norwegian: Fines kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Verrabotn. It is one of the churches for the Rissa parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1915 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Havnæs. The church seats about 136 people. The church has a pink interior.[1][2][3]

View of the church
Fines Church
Fines kirke
View of the church
63.80191791°N 10.581253409°E / 63.80191791; 10.581253409
LocationIndre Fosen, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1915
Consecrated1915
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Havnæs
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1915 (1915)
Specifications
Capacity136
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryFosen prosti
ParishRissa
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84136

Prior to 1 January 2020, the church was part of the Verran parish in what is now Sør-Innherad prosti. On that date, the Verrabotn area became part of Indre Fosen municipality and therefore the church changed parishes and joined the Fosen prosti.

See also

References

  1. "Fines kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. "Kirkene i Verran" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-07-05.
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