Lødingen Church

Lødingen Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lødingen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lødingen. It is the main church for the Lødingen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1897 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 350 people.
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but the church was not new at that time. There are also records of the parish being in existence in 1533. Not much is known about the early church buildings on the site. In 1750, the church was described as a log building with a cruciform floor plan and a steeple on the roof. In October 1755, the church was struck by lightning and burned down. A new church was completed the next year. That church stood until 1897 when it was heavily renovated. The church was essentially taken down and rebuilt reusing some of the same materials and a similar design.

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