Austefjord Church

Austefjord Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fyrde, at the eastern end of the Austefjorden. It is the church for the Austefjord parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1879 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.

History

The church was originally built in 1773 in the village of Nes in Bjugn Municipality, where it was known as Nes Church. The Bjugn parish sold the church to the parish of Volda in April 1879 for. The church was then disassembled and moved from Nes to the village of Fyrde. It was reassembled there and renamed Austefjord Chapel. The builder was Gjert Lien from Nordfjord. The new church was completed and put into use in November 1879. The building was consecrated on 1 July 1880 by the local parish priest Lars Gledistch. Originally, the church was painted red, but later this was changed to white.