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Washington Island Stavkirke is a stave church located in Washington Island, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and is positioned a few hundred yards away from it.
Stavkirke Honors Washington Islanders’ Heritage
by Jessica Gatzow, ''Door County Pulse'' and ''Door County Living'', July 18, 2022 During the summer, a weekly Wednesday service is held in the building. Baptisms and wedding ceremonies are also held in the building.
The construction
The volunteer-led construction of the church began in 1983 and was modeled after the Borgund Stave Church in Borgund, Lærdal, Norway, which was built in 1150. It was created to reflect the Scandinavian heritage of Washington Island and was originally proposed by James Reiff, who was the acting pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church from 1978–1985. The building has twelve 18-foot masts all harvested locally from the island. Eleven of the masts are pine and one is white fir. 9,600 four-inch wide shingles make up the six-tiered roof of the Stavkirke. The church was completed and dedicated in the summer of 1995.
Its use
Around 8,000–10,000 people visit the Stavkirke annually.by Jessica Gatzow, ''Door County Pulse'' and ''Door County Living'', July 18, 2022 During the summer, a weekly Wednesday service is held in the building. Baptisms and wedding ceremonies are also held in the building.
References
Further reading
* Purinton, Richard (2017). ''Island Stavkirke Island Bayou Press .'' {{coord, 45, 22, 37.6, N, 86, 55, 26.8, W, type:landmark_region:US-WI, display=title Stave churches Churches in Door County, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Buildings and structures completed in 1995 Norwegian-American culture in Wisconsin