Hop Church (Norwegian: Hop kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjånes. It is an annex chapel for the Gamvik parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1977 to serve the southern part of the municipality.[1] The chapel is built on what is believed to be the site of a medieval church that was closed before the 1600s.[2]

Hop Church
Hop kirke
View of the church
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70°47′54″N 28°06′48″E / 70.798385°N 28.113371°E / 70.798385; 28.113371
LocationGamvik Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Consecrated1977
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Completed1977 (47 years ago) (1977)
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryHammerfest prosti
ParishGamvik

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  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Hop kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2021.