Stemshaug Church

Stemshaug Church (Norwegian: Stemshaug kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stemshaug. It is the church for the Stemshaug parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1908 by the architect Hans Jakob Sparre. The architect used a dragestil design for the church. The church seats about 300 people.^[1][2]

Stemshaug Church
Stemshaug kirke
View of the church
63°19′40″N 8°41′44″E
Location	Aure Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1908
Consecrated	9 December 1908
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Jakob Sparre
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Dragestil
Completed	1908 (117 years ago) (1908)
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Møre bispedømme
Deanery	Ytre Nordmøre prosti
Parish	Stemshaug
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85566

History

View of the church at its consecration in 1908.

On 21 November 1905, a royal resolution authorized the creation of a new parish within the prestegjeld of Aure. The new parish would cover the northeastern part of the municipality of Aure. On 9 December 1907, another royal resolution authorized the construction of a new church at Stemshaug to serve the new parish. It was designed by Hans Jacob Sparre. The church is larger, but almost identical to the Sæle Church in Sogndal Municipality which Sparre designed as well. The church has a tower on the west end of the nave and a choir on the east end. There are two sacristies that flank the choir to the north and south. The new church was consecrated on 9 December 1908. The church was renovated in 1958.^[3][4][5]

See also

• List of churches in Møre