Stord Church

Stord Church
Stord kyrkje
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59°47′14″N 5°30′37″E / 59.7872°N 5.5104°E / 59.7872; 5.5104Coordinates: 59°47′14″N 5°30′37″E / 59.7872°N 5.5104°E / 59.7872; 5.5104
Location	Stord, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	14th century
Consecrated	6 Sept 1857
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Andreas Grønning and Frederik H. Stockfleth
Completed	1857
Specifications
Capacity	530
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Stord
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Stord Church (Norwegian: Stord kyrkje) is a parish church in Stord municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Leirvik on the southern side of the island of Stord. The church is part of the Stord parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in 1857 and it seats about 530 people.

The original medieval stone Stord Church was probably built in the 14th century on the same place as the present church. The old church was small and in poor condition so it was torn down just after Pentecost in 1855. The new church was completed in 1857 and it was consecrated on 6 September of the same year. Construction was led by the architect Frederick H. Stockfleth from Bergen.