Vi møtes ved kirken.

Møter is the ordinary present-tense form of å møte, and it often means meet, see, or encounter someone or something.

But møtes is commonly used when the meeting is mutual. In other words, everyone is meeting everyone else.

• Vi møter noen ved kirken = We meet someone at the church
• Vi møtes ved kirken = We meet each other at the church

In this sentence, møtes is the most natural choice.

No. You do not need hverandre here.

That is because møtes already gives the idea of each other. So:

• Vi møtes ved kirken is natural
• Vi møter hverandre ved kirken is possible, but less natural in this situation

So the short answer is: møtes already does that job.

Ved means something like by, at, or near.

In this sentence, it shows the meeting point is by the church, probably outside it or in its immediate area.

Compare:

• ved kirken = by the church, at the church, near the church
• i kirken = in the church, inside the church

So if the idea is that the church is the landmark or meeting place, ved is the right choice.

Because kirken means the church.

In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun:

• en kirke = a church
• kirken = the church

So ved kirken means by the church, not just by a church.

Grammatically, it is present tense.

However, in Norwegian, the present tense is very often used for a planned future event. So Vi møtes ved kirken can naturally mean that you are going to meet there later.

This is similar to English sentences like:

• We meet at six
• We are meeting at the church

So even though the form is present, the meaning can be future if the context makes that clear.

Yes, absolutely.

Vi skal møtes ved kirken is also correct and means something like We are going to meet by the church or We will meet by the church.

The difference is mainly one of emphasis:

• Vi møtes ved kirken = natural, simple, often used for plans
• Vi skal møtes ved kirken = makes the future idea more explicit

Both are good, but the original sentence is very normal Norwegian.

The word order is:

Vi + møtes + ved kirken

That is:

• subject
• verb
• place phrase

This is the normal order in a simple main clause.

Norwegian main clauses usually follow the verb-second pattern. Since the subject Vi comes first, the verb møtes comes second.

If you moved the place phrase to the front, the verb would still stay second:

• Ved kirken møtes vi

That version is possible, but more marked or stylistic.

The vowel ø does not exist in standard English, so it can be tricky.

A useful way to approach it:

• round your lips as if you were saying o
• but try to place your tongue more like for e in bed, only a bit closer

If you know other languages, it is similar to:

• German ö
• French eu in deux

So møtes should not sound like motes or metes. The ø is a rounded front vowel.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Most often, ved kirken means the church is the reference point or meeting spot. It could mean:

• right outside the church
• beside the church
• at the church area

So it does not always mean physically touching the building. It usually just tells you where to meet, using the church as a landmark.