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 design in 1937 using plans drawn up 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
60°51′49″N 5°12′36″E
LocationMasfjorden, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1937
Consecrated1937
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Thorolf Hals Frølich
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1937 (1937)
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishMasfjorden
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84210

History

As early as 1919, the people of northwestern Masfjorden began asking for their own church. In 1928, the parish council approved the plan to build a new chapel at Frøyset and this was also approved by the Ministry of Church Affairs in 1929. After this, there was much time spent planning and debating the location and design of the new church. In 1935, the land was purchased and permission was granted to begin construction. The church was consecrated in 1937 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. In 1959, electric heating and lighting were installed. In 1969–1970, the church was expanded with the addition of a kitchen and parish hall off the north side of the church. It also included a new sacristy and coat room. The new addition was designed by Kåre Frølich.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Frøyset kyrkje, Masfjorden". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. "Frøyset kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. Hope, Arne L. "Frøyset kyrkje". Masfjorden sokn (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 October 2021.

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