Bømlo Church


Bømlo Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Langevåg on the southern tip of the island of Bømlo. It is the main church for the Bømlo parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white concrete church was built in a long church style in 1960 using designs by the architects Ole Halvorsen and Arne Halvorsen. The church seats about 500 people.

History

The Old Bømlo Church served the area for centuries and eventually it was deemed to be too small for the parish. In 1960, a new Bømlo Church was constructed about to the southwest of the old church site. The new church was consecrated on 10 April 1960 and it has since been the main church for the parish and the Old Bømlo Church is now only used for special occasions.