ie . ▁The ▁church ▁seats ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁earliest ▁existing ▁historical ▁records ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 3 2 7 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁new ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 7 ▁was ▁a ▁st ave ▁church ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 8 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 7 , ▁the ▁cho ir ▁of ▁the ▁st ave ▁church ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁and ▁re built ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁tim ber - fr amed ▁room . ▁The ▁nave ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁st ave ▁church ▁measured ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁old ▁church ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁small ▁for ▁the ▁parish ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁tim ber - fr amed ▁church ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site . ▁The ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Bishop ▁Peter ▁H ers leb ▁Gra ah ▁B irk eland . ▁ ▁Media ▁gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁churches ▁in ▁B j ør g vin ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S og nd al ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁in ▁V est land ▁Category : W ood en ▁churches ▁in ▁Norway ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Church ▁of ▁Norway ▁church ▁buildings ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Category : 1 2 th - century ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Norway