Previously, the church in Arnafjord was located on Flete, although it is stated that a churchyard. The church that stood there was probably erected sometime between the years 1100 and 1200. The church that stood at Flette was in use for about 500 years until March 17, 1645, when the last sermoni was there.
This church was demolished after the church building at Nese was completed. In 1644 and in about a year, the first church standing on the Nese settlement was located where the church stands today.
This has come to light as the first deity in the church building at Nese is listed on the Sunday after
the last deity on Flete. It will be said that March 25, 1645 was the first sermoni in the newly built church at Nese.
The church building was in use for just over 200 years, but in the latter half of the 19th century it
was too small. Therefore, it was applied for and collected financial funds for yet another new church at Nese. And it was the church that still stands at Nese in Arnafjord today. This church was completed in 1880 and is a long church.
In 1980 the church had a 100 year mark and in that context a little book was published about
Arnafjord church. In that book, here's the one chapter about when they built the church:
CHURCH WHER BUILT,
“On the 7th of August 1879, a parish board meeting stated that land seeding and driving of materials to the church should take place as far as was possible by the householders and further by rented assistance. Stone carving decided to have it done by duty work.
In a business announcement dated October 27, the same year, it is stated that the church will host the upcoming summer, in the summer of 1880. Because of. the parish council stated at the meeting on December 18, 1878, it is quite reasonable that the church was set up nearly 2 meters farther south and east than the old church was. There are several cities called that our church was expanded and rebuilt. She probably moved a bit too. In any case, the old church was completely demolished before the new one was set up. This might not have been our foresight if the church had been built in the same city.
In village book 3 1, Sivert Finnebotn, on page 173, mentions that it was disgraceful to demolish
the old church at Nese. But if they were to move a church, it was daring to demolish an old church. The benefit of having as much material as advice was, It is said as a former committee, told that they reached as high as up under the window of the new church, The side that was previously easy to turn out. So underneath the clothes in the new church one can find a lot of rose paint from the old church. Similarly, one can see old measurements in the basement below the choir and in the sutak and at the top of the tower.
We know little about what happened to her when our church was built. Eiliv Nese has said that one of the builders kept on eyeing. He fell down from the upper rafters, but managed to grasp himself with one hand, hanging between heaven and earth. It was pretty high down. The man managed to hold out until they got up. Johannes Gjertsen Sogndalsfjæren, who provided drawings for the church, was also involved in building her.
It is mentioned in the Locale Presidency Minutes that he received a silver cup that cost NOK 100 as a gift from the municipality of July 1880 (December 22). As older people have said, these were from Arnafjord and built: Ola Nissestad, Lars Lee, Per Engum and Karl Nese. It was a Korsvoll who was the chief.
One incident we have been told: There was one man who wanted to secure some materials, which was to be used for church. He went out at. 3.30 at night. But quite unexpectedly, at this time, a guy came home from a night run. He sneaked over to the churchyard, and threw a clay ball away to him who was at the materials, so he sprang up. But when he saw no one, he was amused. Then raise the other one again. This time the man jumped and said, "Then they may have the materials themselves dive", He thought it was the underground that was going.
When it came to financing, Part One raised a short-term loan of NOK 1,000, Seinare, December 31, 1879, applied for part to obtain a loan of NOK 6,000, In the Information Enforcement Fund, which the Diocesan Board had advised, But on January 3, 1881 , the priest canceled the loan on behalf of Arnafjord parish, when it had borrowed another city, from Wallendahl. Later, Wallendahl sadly called Wallendahl & Son.Seinare vart Wallendahl truleg kalla Wallendahl & Søn. For In "Instructions for Arnefjord Church Cemetery", which dates back to 1899, it is mentioned that a bill for several goods therein, Meir we do not know about the case.
It was the people of Arnafjord themselves who had to pay for the new church. One can get out of what Prost Meyer wrote, expecting the church to cost about NOK 8,000. Since there were 153 debt Kroner in Arnafjord, this resulted in about NOK 52. on left. Still, Arnafjord Church was without debt in 1887.
On October 21, 1880, our church was dedicated. The sermon text that day was over Exodus. 3.13 to 15. - They had a new church in Arnafjord, a light and friend tree church, clean and simple. She stood freely up from the sea about the middle of the parish. On October 1, 1918, the "arson
business of October 29, 1880" was referenced as follows: “The church is listed on no. 64 bnr. 5 in the nose. The church grounds are owned as the church by Arnefjord parish municipality. It is a long ship church built of timber on the foundation stone of Grastein.
The church has the following dimensions: Length 20.6 m, where of ship 11.9, choir 5 m and precursor 3.7 m. Width 8.9 m for the ship, choir 5.25 m, precedence 4.5 m. south side is added sacred path 4 m 1. and 1.85 m br. The height of the ship is 5.4 m to the eaves. The choir has the same height, as does the tower's foundation. The height of the sacred path is 2.3 m.
The church has a main entrance through the double door, which has a separate entrance through the sacred path to the choir. A gallery has been erected across the width of the church ship with a 3.4 meter projection from the left cross wall ».
