Frøyset Church

Frøyset Church
Frøyset kyrkje
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Frøyset Church
60°51′49″N 5°12′36″E / 60.8634959343°N 5.2099345923°E / 60.8634959343; 5.2099345923
LocationMasfjorden, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1937
Consecrated1937
Architecture
Functional statusActive
ArchitectThorolf Hals Frølich
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1937 (1937)
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishMasfjorden
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84210

Frøyset Church (Norwegian: Frøyset kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Masfjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Frøyset. It sits at the mouth of the small Frøysetelva river, along the shore of the Frøysetfjorden. It is one of the three churches in the Masfjorden parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1937 using plans drawn up by the architect Thorolf Hals Frølich. The church seats about 180 people and it serves the northwestern part of the municipality.