Skålvær Church

Skålvær Church
Skålvær kirke
View of the church
65°51′48″N 12°10′25″E
Location	Alstahaug Municipality, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1889
Consecrated	6 Sept 1889
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Nils Kristian Andersen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1889 (1889)
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Nord-Helgeland prosti
Parish	Tjøtta
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85488

Skålvær Church (Norwegian: Skålvær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Skålvær. It is one of the churches for the Tjøtta parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1889 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Kristian Andersen. The church seats about 200 people.

History

In 1882, the people of Skålvær began talking and planning for a church in Skålvær. In 1888, the church building committee purchased the materials from the old Malm Church in Trøndelag. The old church was being replaced and most of the materials were still in good condition. Nils Kristian Andersen from Tjøtta was hired as the builder with the completion deadline of August 1889. The new building was consecrated on 6 September 1889. The parish decided that the church would have 11 worship services each year (roughly once per month). By the late 20th century, the population in Skålvær had declined significantly and most of the homes on the island are now used only as holiday cottages, so the church has been taken out of regular use. It is now used once or twice per summer to serve the vacationing residents of the island.

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland