Værøy Church

Værøy Church
Værøy kirke
View of the church (from: kirkenorge.no)
Værøy Church Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 67°39′49″N 12°41′36″E / 67.6637°N 12.6934°E / 67.6637; 12.6934
Location	Værøy, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Harald Sund
Style	Stone
Completed	1939
Specifications
Capacity	313
Administration
Parish	Værøy
Deanery	Bodø domprosti
Diocese	Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Værøy Church (Norwegian: Værøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Værøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørland. The church is part of the Værøy parish in the Bodø deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, stone church was built in 1939. Before that time, the Old Værøy Church was the only church on the island, and it was about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away, on the other side of the island. Since the majority of the population lived in Sørland, the new church was built there. The old church is still used once a month for worship services.^[1]

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

Church of Norway churches in the Bodø deanery, Nordland county, Norway Bodø Bodin Church Bodø Cathedral Helligvær Church Kjerringøy Church Landegode Church Misvær Church Rønvik Church Saltstraumen Church Skjerstad Church Tverlandet Church Gildeskål Gildeskål Church Old Gildeskål Church Mevik Chapel Nordstranda Chapel Saura Church Sørfjorden Chapel Meløy Fore Church Glomfjord Church Halsa Church Meløy Church Ørnes Church Røst Røst Church Værøy Værøy Church Old Værøy Church