Torvastad Church
| Torvastad Church | |
|---|---|
| Torvastad kirke | |
View of the church | |
Torvastad Church | |
| 59°22′48″N 5°13′54″E / 59.380025°N 5.231749°E | |
| Location | Karmøy Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Consecrated | 13 Oct 1880 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect | Ole Vangberg |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Karmøy prosti |
| Parish | Torvastad |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Protected |
| ID | 85655 |
Torvastad Church (Norwegian: Torvastad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torvastad on the northern part of the island of Karmøy. It is the church for the Torvastad parish which is part of the Karmøy prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1880 using designs by the architect Ole Ottesen Vangberg. The church seats about 450 people.