Guddal Church

Historie

Guddal Church is a parish church in Fjaler Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Guddal. The church is part of the Fjaler parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The church, which has 135 seats, was originally built in 1686. It was consecrated again on 25 September 1870 after an extensive expansion. The master builder who was responsible for the expansion of the church was John Alver. The church was almost completely rebuilt, so 1870 is considered to be the date it was built even though some parts of the church are much older.There was a church at Guddal in the Middle Ages. It was probably a stave church which was demolished during the 17th century. In 1686, a new church was built to replace the old stave church. That church was in use until when major renovations and rebuilding were completed during 1870. The 1686 church had interior paneling that was covered with rosemåling. This paneling was not kept in the 1870 renovations.