Øverbygd Church


Øverbygd Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Målselv Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Øverbygd area of Målselv Municipality, about southwest of the village of Skjold. It is the main church for the Øverbygd parish which is part of the Senja prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1867 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 280 people. The church was consecrated by Bishop Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop.