Vemundvik Church ( no, Vemundvik kirke) is a parish church 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 Namsos municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of

Vemundvik Vemundvik is a village in Namsos municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the shore, about north of the Namsos (town), town of Namsos and about east of the village of Ramsvika, Trøndelag, Ramsvika. Vemundvik Ch ...

, just east of the village of Ramsvika. It is the church for the Vemundvik parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...

) in the Diocese of Nidaros. 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 1875 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Olsen Scheistrøen. The church seats about 300 people.

History

A royal decree from 30 December 1842 gave permission to build a church at Vemundvik. The church was built using plans by the architect Hans Linstow and it was

consecrate Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

d on 20 September 1844. It was a very simple, small

without any tower or

sacristy A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The sacristy is usually located ...

. In 1875, it was decided to tear down the old church and replace it with a new building on the same site. The new church held about 300 people and it was

d on 15 December 1875. The church was restored in 1950-1955 with John Egil Tverdahl and Ola Seter as architectural consultants.

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