Åsskard Church

Åsskard Church
Åsskard kyrkje
View of the church
63°01′05″N 8°29′48″E / 63.017929157°N 8.4966078400°E / 63.017929157; 8.4966078400
LocationSurnadal Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1876
Consecrated9 Nov 1876
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1876 (1876)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Nordmøre prosti
ParishÅsskard
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID86002

Åsskard Church (Norwegian: Åsskard kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åsskard. It is the church for the Åsskard parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1876 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 250 people. It was the main church for the old Åsskard Municipality which existed from 1895 until 1965.