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The Lødingen church is a wooden cross church. It was built in 1897 and was probably the fourth church on the site. According to Lorentz Dietrichson, a medieval stave church was demolished between 1666 and 1756, while a cruciform church was built in 1756.

Løgumkloster Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey, founded in the 12th century by Cistercian monks. Closed in 1548, it served as the seat of a farm. In 1739 the abbey church became a parish church; it was restored in 1844-45 and again from 1913 to 19263.

Løken church is a long church built in 1883 by architect Andreas Keitel. It is the third church on Løken. The previous two stood by the old cemetery further southwest.

Løkken Church is a long church from 1929. The church was originally a shooting range designed by the architect Morten Bachke and built in 1916. When a temporary chapel used since 1913 became too small, it was decided to convert the shooting range into a church. The architect Roar Tønseth was commissioned to rebuild, and the new church was consecrated on 13 September 1929.

Lønset Church is a wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1863 by the architect Sjur Jamtseter and the carpenter J. Rønningen.

Lørenskog church is a medieval stone church dating from 1150, but the bell tower is a late construction dating from 1864. During a reconstruction by the architect Thomas Tostrup in the 1940s and 1950s, the sacristy on the north side of the choir was erected. A Gothic oak sculpture of St. Laurentius is preserved in the church.

Løvøy Chapel was built between 1250 and 1300. After the Reformation, the church fell into disuse, and it was not until 1720 that a restoration was carried out. We do not know how far the restoration went and it was probably never completed, because in the 19th century only the walls remained, without a roof or other protection. Work on the restoration of the ruin began in 1924 under the direction of Gerhard Fischer. In 1950, the church was opened for services.

Løvøy church is a wooden church that was built in 1872. The church has a long plan and was designed by an architect named Jakobsen.

This church building was designed for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the architectural style of the Amsterdam School by the architect F Jantzen .

The polygonal closed choir, decorated with natural stone blocks on the buttresses and with blocks in the window ledges, has been preserved from the late Gothic village church. The choir is covered by a net vault. The nave was renovated in 1858 and renovated again in 1955 in a style adapted to the Gothic choir. The inventory includes: a pulpit, 1662 and six 18th century funeral boards. Churchyard wall. Brick wall around the churchyard, 18th century? Two-manual organ, made in 1859 by CGF Witte. The original front was lost during a shelling of the tower in 1944-1945. In 1954, the firm JC Sanders & Zoon (Utrecht) made a new front with pinewood and hardboard. In 1988, the organ was restored by the firm HB Scheuerman & Zoon (Rotterdam). The original front was reconstructed after the example of the Witte organ from 1860 in the reformed church in Bunschoten. The case remains outside the protection. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.