Kvam Church (Nord-Fron)

Kvam Church
Kvam kirke
Kvam Church Location in Oppland
Coordinates: 61°39′56″N 9°41′40″E / 61.66556°N 9.69444°E / 61.66556; 9.69444
Location	Kvam
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Magnus Poulsson
Completed	1952
Specifications
Capacity	450
Materials	Wood
Administration
Deanery	Nord-Gudbrandsdal

Kvam Church (Norwegian: Kvam kirke) is a cruciform church in the village of Kvam in the municipality of Nord-Fron in Oppland county, Norway. It was built in 1952. The building was designed by Magnus Poulsson and it is decorated with carvings by Edvard Bakkom, Mathias Fjerdingren, and Anders Johnsgard, and painting by Arve Hagen. The carving on the altar—originally executed by Eistein Kjørn and later moved to Kvam—was restored by Ragnvald Einbu.

The church is built of wood and can accommodate 450 people. The church has a cemetery with a memorial to British soldiers that were killed in an engagement at the site in 1940.

The current church stands at the site of an older church, built in 1776. That church was also a timber-framed cruciform structure and it could accommodate 300 people. The church was destroyed on April 26, 1940 during fighting between German and British forces. The church and one hundred houses were damaged by fire. All that remains of the old church is a small church bell, the spire, and a door. The new church started being built in 1945 and it was completed 12 years later.

Before the old church was built, the people of Kvam used to attend Kvam Stave Church at the Vik farm. In 1775 the king granted permission to build a new church in Røssum Field (Røssumvollen) below the Røssum farm.