Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Completed 1896 Opened 1896 Status Parish church Architect Karl Norum | Denomination Church of Norway Functional status Active Address 6642 Stangvik, Norway Capacity 600 Diocese Diocese of Møre | |
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Location Surnadal Municipality, Møre og Romsdal Similar Åsskard Church, Todalen Church, Romfo Church, Rindal Church, Gjøra Chapel | ||
Stangvik Church (Norwegian: Stangvik kyrkje) is a parish church in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stangvik on the shores of the Stangvikfjorden. The church is part of the Stangvik parish in the Indre Nordmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre.
History
There are three churches known to have been located at Stangvik. The first known church was a cruciform stave church that was built in 1407. The church was richly decorated and was probably consecrated to either St. Olaf or the Virgin Mary. That church was struck by lightning and burned down in 1783. It was replaced by a smaller church that existed from 1784-1896. The current church was built in 1897. The white, wooden church was built in 1897 by the architect Karl Norum and the builder Lars Mogstad. The church seats about 600 people, making it the largest church in Nordmøre.