Myking Church

Myking Church (Norwegian: Myking kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myking, along the inner Austfjorden. It is one of the three churches for the Lindås parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1861 using designs by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Myking Church
Myking kyrkje
View of the church
Myking Church Location of the church Myking Church Myking Church (Norway)
60.7000°N 5.3254°E
Location	Alver Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	17 November 1861
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1861
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Lindås
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	85077

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1408, but the church was likely built before that time. The first church was likely a stave church, located about 300 metres (980 ft) northwest of the present location. In 1606, the church was torn down and replaced by a timber-framed building. In the mid-1800s, it was decided to build a new church. It was the request of the villagers that the new church be built of stone from the surrounding area rather than a wood church, and it was also decided to move the location of the church. The new stone church was built about 300 metres (980 ft) southeast of the old church site, so that it was closer to the main village area. The new church was consecrated on 17 November 1861 by the local provost Hveding.[3][4][5]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Myking kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
3. "Myking gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
4. "Myking kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
5. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2020-03-08.