Førde Church (Hordaland)

Førde Church
Førde kyrkje Vestre Vikebygd kyrkje
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59°36′45″N 5°28′49″E / 59.6124°N 5.4803°E / 59.6124; 5.4803Coordinates: 59°36′45″N 5°28′49″E / 59.6124°N 5.4803°E / 59.6124; 5.4803
Location	Sveio, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Vestre Vikebygd kyrkje
Consecrated	22 Sept 1938
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Torgeir Alvsaker
Completed	1938
Specifications
Capacity	240
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Valestrand og Førde
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Førde Church (Norwegian: Førde kyrkje) is a parish church in Sveio municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førde. The church is part of the Valestrand og Førde parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

The white, stone church was built in 1938 by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church, which seats about 240 people, was consecrated on 22 September 1938 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. The church was originally called Vestre Vikebygd Church from its construction until 1981 when its name was changed to Førde Church. It was part of the old municipality of Vikebygd when it was constructed, and it served the western part of the municipality, hence the name (vestre means "western" in Norwegian). Vikebygd was consolidated with Sveio in 1964, and after some time its name was changed to reflect the change in municipality.