{{short description|Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}} {{Infobox church |name = Hamnsund Church |full_name = Hamnsund kyrkje |former_name = |image = Hamnsund kirke i Søvik.jpg |caption = View of the church |website = |coordinates = {{coord|62.5319627723|6.26899033784|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title|format=dms}} |location = [[Haram Municipality]],<br />[[Møre og Romsdal]] |country = [[Norway]] |churchmanship = [[Evangelical Lutheran]] |denomination = [[Church of Norway]] |diocese = [[Diocese of Møre|Møre bispedømme]] |deanery = [[Nordre Sunnmøre prosti]] |parish = Hamnsund |status = [[Parish church]] |functional_status = Active |founded = 1875 |consecrated = 1875 |completed = {{Start date and age|p=y|1875}} |closed = |events = |architect = Hagbart Brinchmann |architectural_type = [[Long church]] |style = |materials = Wood |capacity = 350 |embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site |embed = yes |Type = Church |Status = Not protected |ID = 84476 }} }}
'''Hamnsund Church''' ({{langx|no|Hamnsund kyrkje}}) is a [[parish church]] of the [[Church of Norway]] in [[Haram Municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the village of [[Søvik, Haram|Søvik]]. It is the church for the Hamnsund [[parish]] which is part of the [[Nordre Sunnmøre prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Møre]]. The white, wooden church was built in a [[long church]] design in 1875 using plans drawn up by the [[architect]] Hagbart Brinchmann. The church seats about 350 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamnsund kyrkje |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/153400301 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen |accessdate=2019-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2019-07-28}}</ref>
==History== The people of the Søvik area were part of the [[Borgund Church]] parish for a long time. In 1866, it was transferred into the newly created [[Vatne Church]] parish. On 19 April 1873, the parish was given permission to establish a chapel at Søvik. The building was designed by Hagbart Brinchmann and it was constructed by the lead builder Knut Stokkeland. It was [[consecrated]] in 1875. In 1957, the chapel was expanded and upgraded to the status of a parish church. During the construction, a new [[Choir (architecture)|choir]] and [[sacristy]]. Before the addition, the choir was set up in the same room as the [[nave]].<ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Hamnsund kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/more-og-romsdal/hamnsund-kirke/ |access-date=2021-08-03 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of churches in Møre]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Churches in Nordre Sunnmøre}} {{Authority control}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
[[Category:Haram Municipality]] [[Category:Churches in Møre og Romsdal]] [[Category:Long churches in Norway]] [[Category:Wooden churches in Norway]] [[Category:19th-century Church of Norway church buildings]] [[Category:Churches completed in 1875]] [[Category:1875 establishments in Norway]]