Frøyset Church

Frøyset Church
Frøyset kyrkje
Frøyset Church Location in Hordaland county Frøyset Church Location in Hordaland county
60°51′48″N 5°12′35″E / 60.8634°N 5.2097°ECoordinates: 60°51′48″N 5°12′35″E / 60.8634°N 5.2097°E
Location	Masfjorden, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Thorolf Hals Frølich
Completed	1937
Specifications
Capacity	180
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Frøyset
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Frøyset Church (Norwegian: Frøyset kyrkje) is a parish church in Masfjorden in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Frøyset. It sits at the mouth of the small Frøysetelva river, along the shore of the Frøysetfjorden. The church is part of the Frøyset parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1937 by the architect Thorolf Hals Frølich. The church was consecrated in 1937 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. The church seats about 180 people and it serves the northwestern part of the municipality. In 1969-1970, the church was expanded with the addition of a kitchen and parish hall off the north side of the church.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Frøyset kyrkje, Masfjorden". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
3. "Frøyset kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-03-18.