Vestnes Church

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, when it was an annex to the Old Veøy Church. At that time it was an old stave church. During the 1600s, there were two additions built onto the church, both in a timber-frame construction. In 1680, the old church was torn down and a new church was constructed just outside the cemetery which surrounded the old church building. The new church was completed in 1682. Some of the useful materials from the old church were reused in the new building. The new building was a cruciform design that was built with a timber-frame construction. Nearly 200 years later in 1872, a new church (the present church building) was built a short distance to the east of the previous church