Rødøy Church


Rødøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Rødøya. It is one of the churches in the Rødøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1885 by the architect A. Grenstad. The church seats about 700 people.

History

The first church in Rødøy was built sometime before 1432. During the 17th century, records show that the church was in need of replacement. A new church was built in 1725. It was a low-rise wooden church. It had a cruciform design and later a tower was constructed on the roof. In 1885, a new church was constructed a short distance to the south of the old church on the present church site. This new church was built in an octagonal design. After construction was complete, the old church was torn down.
The church had a fire in 2009 after a lightning strike.