Myking Church


Myking Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myking, along the inner Austfjorden. It is one of the three churches for the Lindås parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1861 using designs by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 250 people.

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1408, but the church was likely built before that time. The first church was likely a stave church, located about northwest of the present location. In 1606, the church was torn down and replaced by a timber-framed building. In the mid-1800s, it was decided to build a new church. It was the request of the villagers that the new church be built of stone from the surrounding area rather than a wood church, and it was also decided to move the location of the church. The new stone church was built about southeast of the old church site, so that it was closer to the main village area. The new church was consecrated on 17 November 1861 by the local provost Hveding.