Myre Church (Norwegian: Myre kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myre in the northern part of the island of Langøya. It is one of the churches for the Øksnes parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1979 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Aursand. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Myre Church
Myre kirke
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68°55′06″N 15°04′53″E / 68.9183056°N 15.0813585°E / 68.9183056; 15.0813585
LocationØksnes Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1979
Consecrated1979
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arne Aursand
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1979 (45 years ago) (1979)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishØksnes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85810

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  1. ^ "Myre kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.