Old Bømlo Church


Old Bømlo Church or Old Vorland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in Vorland, just northeast of the village of Langevåg on the southern tip of the island of Bømlo. It was once the main church for the Bømlo parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1621 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.

History

The first church in the Langevåg area was built sometime before the year 1360 at the Vorland farm. That medieval church was torn down in 1620 and replaced with the present church in 1621. It has been renovated several times since it was built, most recently in 1951. The present church became too small for the congregation and so in 1960, a new, modern Bømlo Church was built about to the southwest, closer to the main village centre of Langevåg. The old church is still in use, but mostly for special events such as weddings and special services.