Sletta Church (Frøya)


Sletta Church is a parish church in Frøya municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located to the northeastern shore of the island of Frøya, about north of the municipal center of Sistranda. It is one of the churches for the Frøya parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, circular, concrete church was built in a modern style in 1990 by the architect Odd Østbye. The church seats about 430 people.

History

In 1755, the main church for the parish of Frøya was moved from the island of Sula to Sletta on the island of Frøya. Upon completion of the new church, Bishop Frederik Nannestad consecrated the building on 4 September 1755. Eventually, that church was too small for the parish, so a new church was built just next to the old church in 1880. The new church was one of Norway's largest wooden churches, seating 1,000 people. The last worship service in the old church was held on 26 September 1880, and then the new church was consecrated on 30 September 1880 by Bishop Andreas Grimelund. For a time, the two churches stood side by side before the old one was taken down and sold. On 8 June 1984, the large wooden church building burned to the ground in a big fire.
Construction on the current building began in 1988, and it was completed in 1990. On 21 October 1990, Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer consecrated the new church. The new building has a modern style sanctuary with a separate church hall with a kitchen. There are also a number of classrooms in the basement.