Valberg Church

Valberg Church
Valberg kirke

View of the church
Valberg Church

Location in Nordland

Coordinates: 68°11′32″N 13°56′23″E / 68.1922°N 13.9397°E
Location Vestvågøy, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 1660
Consecrated 12 September 1889
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) A. Grenstad
Completed 1889
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Valberg
Deanery Lofoten prosti
Diocese Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Valberg Church (Norwegian: Valberg kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vestvågøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valberg. The church is part of the Valberg parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1889 and it seats about 250 people.[1]

History

The first church at Valberg was built around 1660. It shared a priest with Buksnes until 1740 when it was transferred to the Borge parish. In 1749, the church was destroyed during a powerful storm. The second church at Valberg was completed a few years after the first one was destroyed. This church was destroyed in a storm in 1818. A third church building was completed the next year. That church was used until 1888 when a new church (the present church) was built. The old church was torn down in 1890. There were extensive renovations done on the building in the early 1950s.[2]

Priests

The following priests have served the church:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Valberg kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Valberg Kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-07-07.