Ervik Church

Ervik Church (Norwegian: Ervik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ervika at the northern end of the Stadlandet peninsula. It is the church for the Ervik parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, brick church was built in a long church style in 1970 by the architectural firm Arnstein Arneberg. The church seats about 180 people.[1][2]

Ervik Church
Ervik kyrkje
View of the church
Ervik Church Location of the church Ervik Church Ervik Church (Norway)
62.1670°N 5.1166°E
Location	Stad Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Sellø kirke
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	14 June 1970
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Olav S.Platou and Arnstein Arneberg
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1970
Specifications
Capacity	180
Materials	Brick
Administration
Parish	Ervik
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin

The church is the location to a memorial to those killed during the sinking of the SS Sanct Svithun during World War II.

History

Ervika has been the site of a church graveyard since before the year 1550. It is possible that there once stood a small chapel on the site. In 1907, the area was fenced in. In 1965, the government agreed to allow the construction of a chapel on the site. This new chapel was completed in 1970 and it served as an annex to the main Selje Church. In 1997, the building was upgraded to a full parish church.[3]

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See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Ervik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
3. "Ervik kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-22.