Skarsvåg Church

Skarsvåg Church
Skarsvåg kirke
View of the church
71°06′36″N 25°49′04″E / 71.109900°N 25.817695°E / 71.109900; 25.817695
LocationNordkapp Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Skarsvåg kapell
StatusChapel
Founded1961
Consecrated6 Aug 1961
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Rolf Harlew Jenssen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1961 (1961)
Specifications
Capacity60
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishNordkapp
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85445

Skarsvåg Church (Norwegian: Skarsvåg kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skarsvåg on the northern end of the island of Magerøya. It is an annex chapel for the Nordkapp parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1961 using plans drawn up by the architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen. The church seats about 60 people.