Norheimsund Church
Norheimsund kyrkje
View of the church
60°22′07″N 6°08′38″E / 60.3686027169°N 6.143911957806°E / 60.3686027169; 6.143911957806
Location	Kvam Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1989
Consecrated	4 June 1989
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Peder A. Ristesund
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1989 (35 years ago) (1989)
Specifications
Capacity	700
Materials	Stone/Brick
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Hardanger og Voss prosti
Parish	Vikøy

Norheimsund Church (Norwegian: Norheimsund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Norheimsund. It is one of the churches for the Vikøy parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brick church was built in a long church design in 1989 using plans drawn up by the architect Peder A. Ristesund from Bergen. The church seats about 700 people.^[1]

History

Historically, the people of Norheimsund were part of the Vikøy Church parish, meaning the people of Norheimsund had to travel several kilometers to the church located in Vikøy. In 1985, a foundation was formed in Norheimsund with the sole purpose of trying to raise money and support for a church to be built in Norheimsund. In 1986, there was a groundbreaking ceremony and work began on the new church. It was designed by the Bergen architect Peder Ristesund. The church was consecrated on 4 June 1989 by the Bishop Per Lønning. In 1992, the church was enlarged.^[2][3]