Bø Church (Telemark)

Bø Church (Bø kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Midt-Telemark Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bø. It is the main church for the Bø parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1875 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 450 people.

History
The Old Bø Church was used for centuries by the people of Bø. By the mid-1800s, the old church was in seriously bad shape. There were structural problems that were threatening the building, in addition to the fact that the old church was much smaller than it should be for the size of the parish. It was then decided to build a new church to replace the old building. Designs for the new church were drawn by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and it was decided to build the new church on the west side of the present churchyard, about 75 m to the northwest of the old church. The new church was built in 1874-1875 and it was consecrated in 1875. After this, the Old Bø Church was closed and no longer used (later the old church was restored and preserved for history).