Vik Church (Flatanger)

Vik Church
"Vik kirke" or "Flatanger kirke"
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Coordinates: 64°27′36″N 10°45′35″E / 64.4601°N 10.7598°E / 64.4601; 10.7598
Location	Flatanger, Nord-Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	25 November 1873
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Completed	1873
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Vik
Deanery	Namdal
Diocese	Diocese of Nidaros

Vik Church (Norwegian: Vik kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Flatanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. As the main church for the municipality, it is also sometimes called Flatanger Church. It is located in the village of Vik. The church is part of the Vik parish in the Namdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden church was completed in 1873 and was consecrated on 25 November 1873 by Pastor Brun, the Dean of Namdalen.

On 18 November 1913, lightning struck the church. The steeple was shattered and the ceiling and attic on the south by the foot of the tower was torn up with a gap of 8 to 9 feet (2.4 to 2.7 m) in each direction. The windows and doors were blown out from the pressure, but fortunately this did not burn the church. A strong rain followed by thunderstorms was probably what saved it. In 1913-1914 it was rebuilt and painted.