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'''Foldnes Church''' ({{lang-no|Foldnes kyrkje}}) is a [[parish church]] of the [[Church of Norway]] in [[Øygarden Municipality]] in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the village of [[Foldnes]] on the island of [[Litlesotra]]. It is one of the three churches for the Fjell [[parish]] which is part of the [[Vesthordland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]]. The modern-looking wood and [[Expanded clay aggregate|leca]] church was built in a [[Churches in Norway#Floor plan|rectangular]] design in 2001 using plans drawn up by the [[architect]] Kolbjørn Jensen. The church seats about 700 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foldnes kyrkje |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/124600301 |access-date=2020-05-26 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |access-date=2020-05-26 |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The new church at Foldnes was established in 2001. Planning for the church began in the 1990s. The architect, Kolbjørn Jensen, from the firm ''Signatur arkitekter'' was hired to design the building. The church was [[consecrate]]d on 22 April 2001. The church has been awarded a couple of architectural prizes: Fjell municipality's building prize in 2002 and the Bergen area masonry prize in 2003. A cemetery for the church was built about {{convert|200|m}} east of the church in 2012-2013.<ref name="kms">{{Cite web |title=Foldnes kyrkje |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=269249 |access-date=2021-11-04 |publisher=[[Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Foldnes kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/hordaland/foldnes-kirke/ |access-date=2021-11-04 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}</ref>