Overview
Old Bømlo Church or Old Vorland Church ( or ) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in Vorland, just northeast of the village of Langevåg on the southern tip of the island of Bømlo. It was once the main church for the Bømlo parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1621 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.
History
The first church in the Langevåg area was probably a small wooden stave church that may have been built during the 13th century. This church was located a Voll, about west of the present day "Old Bømlo Church". The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the mid-1300s where the church is referred to in the index of a book, but the page it was discussed on is missing.
See also
*List of churches in Bjørgvin