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Stavsjø church is a long church built in 1880 according to Nordan's drawings for Helgøya church. The builder of both churches was Ole Stensrud. The church in Stavsjø replaced the church in Baldishol from 1613, which was demolished in 1878.

The Staðarhólskirkja of Saurbæ in Dälum was dedicated on December 3, 1899. The oldest record of a church in Saurbe is from about 1200.

The Stedje church, which was inaugurated in 1867, was prefabricated in Christiania and then transported and installed in Stedje. The church is characterised by neo-gothic forms and the inspiration of the stave churches. It was built according to the designs of Chr. Christie.

This church has been modified heavily over the years. Once upon a time there was a triforium, a 'gallery' high in the church, which ran in front of the windows, and it was an impressive late Roman cruciform church. Of this, only the heavily modified vessel from around 1275 remains. After a major fire in 1586 the cross was demolished, the church was lowered over 5 meters and the choir was added.

The St. Stephen's Church is one of the few churches where the late Gothic rood screen (1560) remained intact. Another special feature is a 12th century sarcophagus cover depicting two people.

The Steigen church is an old stone church, the oldest parts of which were built around the 13th century. Over the years, the church has undergone various repairs following fires and storms. In the 17th century, the roof of the church was torn off three times. In 1657, lightning struck and the church burned down. The remains of part of the old inventory are kept in the museum in Tromsø.

Steine chapel is a wooden chapel completed in 1911. The architect of the building is Ole Olsen Scheistrøen

The Steinkjer church was designed by the architect Olav S. Platou and built in 1965 in concrete and with a separate bell tower. The building has the character of a basilica, with a raised central hall along the entire length of the building, supported by ten columns on each side.

The old Steinperf chapel is part of the region's sacred half-timbered heritage. Built from 1670 to 1687, it has a ridge turret and a three-sided end.

In Stejărişu a small, well-preserved fortified church can be visited. The former church and its surrounding village located just few miles away had to be abandoned because of persistent flooding, the construction of the new house of God started in the 14th century. Directly on the riverside of Hârtibaciu the foundations of a church were discovered, which point to the historical location of the village. A few miles away and slightly uphill, in the middle of the new village a church was erected and surrounded by two ring walls. The two defensive towers were supposed to offer additional protection. A defensive level was built in the timber frame construction technique above the nave. Mid-19th century, the community dismantled the inner ring wall to use the stones for an extension of the church. Due to many extensive repairs, the fortification preserves a good structural condition today.