Fitjar Church

Fitjar Church
Fitjar kyrkje
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59°55′02″N 5°19′09″E / 59.9171°N 5.3193°E / 59.9171; 5.3193Coordinates: 59°55′02″N 5°19′09″E / 59.9171°N 5.3193°E / 59.9171; 5.3193
Location	Fitjar, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Completed	1867
Specifications
Capacity	425
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Fitjar
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Fitjar Church (Norwegian: Fitjar kyrkje) is a parish church in Fitjar municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fitjar. The church is part of the Fitjar parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1867 and it seats about 425 people.

The first church at Fitjar was probably built in the middle ages, not long after the Old Moster Church was built since the two churches had similar designs. The medieval church was built of stone and it probably did not have a steeple. The main part of the church was approximately 14.4 by 10.7 metres (47 ft × 35 ft). Prior to 1862, Fitjar Church was an annex to the large parish of Stord. In 1862, Fitjar was split off to form its own parish. At that time, it was decided that the old church was too small for the new parish. In 1867, the old church was torn down and a larger wooden church was built. There were many items from the old church that were kept and are still used in the new church including the old altarpiece, some brass candlesticks, and the baptismal font.