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Bjørke Church (Ørsta)

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Country
  
Norway

Churchmanship
  
Evangelical Lutheran

Architect(s)
  
Mathias Brække

Opened
  
1919

Status
  
Parish church

Denomination
  
Church of Norway

Functional status
  
Active

Address
  
6190 Bjørke Ørsta, Norway

Capacity
  
200

Diocese
  
Diocese of Møre

Bjørke Church (Ørsta)

Location
  
Ørsta Municipality, Møre og Romsdal

Similar
  
Dalsfjord Church, Vartdal Church, Syvde Church, Vanylven Church, Rovde Church

Bjørke Church (Norwegian: Bjørke kyrkje, also known as Storfjord kyrkje) is a parish church in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjørke. The church is part of the Storfjorden parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in 1919 by the architect Mathias Brække. The church seats about 200 people. The church was consecrated on 16 September 1920 by Bishop Peter Hognestad.

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Bjørke Church (Ørsta) Wikipedia