Skålvær Church

Skålvær Church
Skålvær kirke
View of the church
65°51′48″N 12°10′25″E / 65.86337055°N 12.17368734°E / 65.86337055; 12.17368734
LocationAlstahaug Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1889
Consecrated6 Sept 1889
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Kristian Andersen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1889 (1889)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
ParishTjøtta
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85488

Skålvær Church (Norwegian: Skålvær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Skålvær. It is one of the churches for the Tjøtta parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1889 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Kristian Andersen. The church seats about 200 people.