Dun Church


Dun Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dun in the central part of the island of Jøa. It is the main church for the Fosnes parish which is part of the Namdal prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1949 by the architect Arne Sørvig. The church seats about 400 people.

History

For a long time, the church on the island of Jøa was located at Fosnes, where the Fosnes Chapel is now located. That church was at Fosnes from 1250 until 1896 when that church burned down. After that, there was much debate about where the church should be rebuilt. It was determined that the new parish church should be built in the village of Dun, in the middle of the island of Jøa since that was more centrally located for the population. The first church built in the village of Dun was consecrated in 1900. It was shortlived, however, because on 10 July 1944 a lightning strike hit the church and it burned down. The present church was built a few years later in 1949 to replace it. That building was consecrated on 24 July 1949 by the Bishop Arne Fjellbu.