Gimmestad Church

Gimmestad Church
Gimmestad kyrkje
View of the church
61°46′19″N 6°09′24″E / 61.7719088012°N 6.15671172738°E / 61.7719088012; 6.15671172738
LocationGloppen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1910
Consecrated16 Dec 1910
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Niels Eckhoff
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1910 (1910)
Specifications
Capacity315
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishGloppen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID223516

Gimmestad Church (Norwegian: Gimmestad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørstranda, right along the shore of the Gloppefjorden. It is one of the four churches for the Gloppen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1910 by the architect Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff. The church seats about 315 people.