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St Jacob Church is the oldest religious building in Val Gardena, founded in the 12th or 13th century. The church has a Romanesque core that was reworked in late Gothic style in the 17th century. The church contains valuable 15th century frescoes in the apse, the other paintings on the walls near the pulpit date from the late 18th century.

St Jacob's Church has a nave, choir and apse from the Romanesque period, which are believed to have been built between 1150 and 1225. The tower was added at the end of the Middle Ages. At the beginning of the 19th century, the church was enlarged with two side wings and thus obtained a ground plan as a cruciform church.

St Jacob's Church was originally erected in Królówka, at the end of the 15th century. In 1876 a new chapel was added and at the end of the 19th century the nave was enlarged. In 1947, the church was moved to the cemetery in Królówka, and in 1986 was finally moved to its current location in Rozdziele.

Residence Church XL is a modern housing space in the former St Jakobus Church. This Catholic church ceased religious activity in 1991.

The successor church to the Spanish Embassy chapel by Bonomi was built by his great grandson, Edward Goldie, following a limited competition. Early English Gothic was the prescribed style but the design also drew on French Gothic models. The church was extended westwards during the First World War. Bentley provided furnishings for five chapels and shrines. Situated on a tight site, its height and detailing make the church a local landmark, despite lacking its projected tower and spire.

The inspiration for a dramatic Dickens tale.

St James is built on ‘holy ground where the saints of old worshipped untold centuries ago' Revd JF Chanter. The tower with its lead broached spire has been dated to about 1310. It is one of only three in Devon. The church was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries and contains exceptional features. They include a carved screen described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as ‘glorious' and a carved font, both from the renaissance period.

St James church, built by Sir Christopher Wren, was consecrated in 1684, towards the end of the most turbulent century in England's religious history. Today, in 21st century London, this light and beautiful church stands as an oasis of calm amid the hectic activity of Piccadilly Circus. Our lively, diverse Sunday congregation commits to being inclusive and adventurous, sensitive to the poetry and politics of the gospel; finding creative ways to proclaim the gospel afresh in each generation.

The church is set back from the High Street in the old village of Bushey, behind a village green and a pond. It has provided a place of peace for worship and prayer for over 700 years.

Said to be the smallest active church in Yorkshire, and one of the smallest in Britain, St James is a Grade II listed building. Dating from Norman times, it has been closed for worship and then reopened at least twice, and boasts a decorated font. Some say that smugglers used to hide out here!