Bjørke_Church_(Ørsta)
Bjørke Church (Volda)
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Bjørke Church (Norwegian: Bjørke kyrkje, also known as Storfjorden kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjørke at the innermost end of the Hjørundfjorden (which is known as the Storfjorden). It is the church for the Storfjorden parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1920 using plans drawn up by the architect Mathias Brække. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 16 September 1920 by Bishop Peter Hognestad.[3]