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The Sjernarøy church is a long church dating from 1636. The building is made of wood and is built in Renaissance style. Outside the church is painted red, but it was originally tarred. The walls and ceiling inside the church are decorated with pink paint. They were whitewashed in the 19th century, but have been restored. In the 1950s, electric lighting and heating were also installed and the building was insulated. In the church, a memorial has been erected in honour of the author Alfred Hauge (1915-1986), who was from Kyrkjøy.

The NIHS decided in 1981 to build a detached synagogue on the Strait of Messina. This was a building that many Jewish residents of Amstelveen have fond memories of. However, the building no longer met their needs; that is why in December 2012 the synagogue was moved to a larger and more multifunctional building on the Max Havelaarlaan, in the Bankras district of Amstelveen. Since May 1, 2024, the offices of the Jewish Community of Amsterdam (NIHS) have also been located there.

Sjona church is a wooden church build by an unknown architect in 1896. The church has a long plan.

Sjonhem Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

The church in Sjøli is a church built in 1914 according to the plans of architect H. J. Sparre. The church has a national romantic style. The church was originally painted brown, but became red in 1997. The interior has been completed and well preserved since the time of construction.

Skåbu Church is a cross-shaped church typical of the Gudbrandsdal region, built according to the plans of the builder Knut Villa in Vågå. In 1975, the helmet of the tower was built 1.5 metres higher. The church is clearly characterised by the 18th-century valley church building traditions of the valley, such as the Skjåk church of 1752.

The Skafså church is a long church consecrated in 1839. At the end of the 1950s, it was restored and decorated inside. The extension to the sacristy was built in 1975-76, and the tower was completed in 1983. A medieval crucifix from Skafså Church is now in the Vest-Telemark Museum.

The Skage church is a neo-gothic wooden church dating from 1903. It is situated on a very old church site which may date back to shortly after Christianity in 1030.

The church in Skagen was originally built in 1841 according to drawings by C.F. Hansen (1756-1845), then rebuilt and extended in 1909-10 by Ulrik Plesner (1861-1933) and Thorvald Bindesbøll (1846-1908). The present church in Skagen was built about 50 years after the famous Sand-Covered Church was abandoned.

Also known as the "buried church" or the "sand-covered church", it is located in an area once dominated by dunes. Built in the late 14th century, it served as a chapel dedicated to Saint Lawrence of Rome for over 400 hundred years. In 1795 the building was abandoned to the sands and the congregation moved to the new Skagen church carrying with them all the tapestries, furniture and objects. By that time, part of the building had been already buried by the continuous sandstorms. The historic tower, emerging from the dunes, is the only part of the old chapel still standing nowadays.