Fusa Church

Fusa Church (Norwegian: Fusa kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fusa. It is one of the churches for the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1962 using designs by the architect Ole Halvorsen. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2] It is the fourth church building to be built on this site.

Fusa Church
Fusa kyrkje
View of the church
Fusa Church
Location of the church
Fusa Church
Fusa Church (Norway)
60.2036°N 5.6241°E / 60.2036; 5.6241
LocationBjørnafjorden Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedBefore 1325
Consecrated2 Sep 1962
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Halvorsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1962
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishFusa
DeaneryFana prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot listed
ID84215

History
View of the old church (before 1959)

The first church on this site was built in the Middle Ages, sometime before 1325, and it probably was a stave church. The church was torn down and replaced in the year 1600 by a timber-framed church. A new, larger church was built in 1861. The old church was torn down and its parts sold at auction.

On Sunday, 11 January 1959, shortly after the worship service, the church caught fire and burned to the ground. The church was immediately rebuilt and it was consecrated on 2 September 1962.[3][4] In 2014, the church was transferred to the Hardanger og Voss prosti when the old Midhordland prosti was dissolved. In 2017, the church was transferred to the Fana prosti in anticipation of a municipal merger in 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Fusa kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. "Fusa kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. "Fusa kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

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