Rørvik Church

Historie

Rørvik Church was a parish church in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rørvik on the island of Inner-Vikna. The church is part of the Vikna parish in the Namdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white wooden church building was constructed in 1896 and it seated about 200 people.HistoryThe church was built in 1896 after the people of Rørvik asked for a church in their village since the nearest church, Garstad Church was 20km long boat trip away. The government agreed and it was built. The new church was onsecrated on 27 October 1896 by Bishop Johannes Skaar.On 1 May 1940, during World War II, a bomb was dropped on the hill between the church and the road Johan Bergs gate. The church was so badly damaged that it could not be used without a thorough repair. The church was then rebuilt, but to save money and time, a somewhat simpler design was chosen rather than replicating the original. It was restored in 1973 and 2006-2007.In February 2013, the church was damaged by fire, but survived. The altar piece was brought to safety during the firefighting. The church was later demolished in preparation for construction of a new church building.