Funnings Church, wooden church in Funningur, Faroe Islands
Funnings Church is a wooden building that stands in the village of Funningur on Eysturoy island within Runavík Municipality. Its structure reflects traditional Faroese building practices adapted to the local island environment.
Funningur Church was built by Jákup Andreassen from Syðrugøta and inaugurated on 30 November 1847, making it the newest of the Faroe Islands' old wooden churches. Four earlier churches had stood on the same spot, the first before 1690. It served as parish church for Funningur and Gjógv until Gjógv Church was inaugurated in 1929.
Inside, the church keeps separate seating: 10 pews on the men's side and 9 on the women's side, with the pulpit in front of the foremost women's pew. One pew is reserved for women returning to church after giving birth, and a sign reminds churchgoers not to spit on the floor.
The church stands at Niðri í Hólma, with the Stórá river flowing just north of it and separating it from the cemetery inaugurated in 1941. Access is via the road through Funningur village. Inside, seating is divided: 10 pews on the men's side and 9 on the women's side, with the pulpit in front of the foremost women's pew.
The church was built by Jákup Andreassen from Syðrugøta. Inside, a crucifix from around 1690 survives from an earlier church on the site, and the baptismal font dates from about 1835. A sign still reminds churchgoers not to spit on the floor.
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