Ytre Arna Church


Ytre Arna Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ytre Arna in the borough of Åsane. It is the church for the Ytre Arna parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1899 using designs by the architect Schak Bull. The church seats about 250 people.

History

Permission to build a church in Ytre Arna was granted by Royal Decree on 22 May 1897. The new church was completed in 1899 and it was consecrated on 5 November 1899. The designs of the church were drawn by the architect Schak Bull, and the main builder was Peter Gabrielsen from Spjutøy in Lindås. The construction of the church was funded by the owner of the local factory, Jürgen Jebsen. In 1949, the interior underwent a significant renovation led by architect Ole Landmark.