Korsnes Church ( no, Korsnes kirke) is a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

of the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

in Hamarøy Municipality in

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

county,

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. It is located in the village of

Korsnes or is a village in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about north of Bognes, along the western shore of the Tysfjorden or or Storrusten, Erling. 1998. ''Hurtigruten: The World's Most Beautiful Se ...

. It is the church for the Korsnes

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

which is part of the

Ofoten prosti Ofoten is a traditional district in Nordland county in Northern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Tysfjord, Ballangen, Evenes, Tjeldsund, Narvik, and Lødingen. It is named after the main fjord, Ofotfjorden, which is at the cente ...

(

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) in the

Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covers the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is headquartered in the town of Bodø at Bodø Cathedral, the seat of the pres ...

. The white, wooden church was built in a

long church Church building in Norway began when Christianity was established there around the year 1000. The first buildings may have been post churches erected in the 10th or 11th century, but the evidence is inconclusive. For instance under Urnes Stave C ...

style in 1888 using plans drawn up by the

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. The church seats about 80 people.

History

The first church in Korsnes was built in 1888, but it was from reused materials. The materials were originally used in 1720 to build a chapel in Kjøpsnes (near where

Kjøpsvik Church Kjøpsvik Church ( no, Kjøpsvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjøpsvik. It is the church for the Kjøpsvik parish which is part of the Ofoten ...

is now located). The chapel was later taken down and rebuilt on the island of

Hulløya or is an island in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Tysfjorden, southwest of the village of Kjøpsvik. The island has an area of and the highest point is the tall Veten. Hulløya had one per ...

in 1791. In 1838, the building was moved back to Kjøpsnes where it was enlarged. In 1885, the parish decided to build a new Kjøpsvik Church. So in 1888, the church was taken down and moved to Korsnes where it was rebuilt as Korsnes Church. It was put into use in 1888, but it was not formally

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d until 6 May 1889.

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