Location Gamvik, Finnmark Denomination Church of Norway Functional status Active Opened 1958 Status Parish church | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Completed 1958 Capacity 224 | |
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Diocese Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland Architects Herman Munthe-Kaas, Gudolf Blakstad Similar Hop Church, Kunes Chapel, Mehamn Chapel, Kokelv Church, Lebesby Church | ||
Gamvik Church (Norwegian: Gamvik kirke) is a parish church in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gamvik. The church is part of the Gamvik parish in the Hammerfest deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
History
The first church in Gamvik was the Samekapellet (English: Sami Chapel) which was moved here in 1858 from Tana Municipality. That chapel was taken down and replaced with a new church in 1894. That church had 264 seats. That church was burned down on 5 November 1944 by the retreating German army near the end of World War II. The present church was constructed in 1957-1958 as the new main church for the municipality. It was designed by the architects Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe-Kaas. It was consecrated on 27 April 1958 by the Bishop Alf Wiig. The present Gamvik church is built of concrete and has 224 seats in the main room and 80 in the parish hall.