Helgøya church was completed in 1870 according to the drawings of the architect J. W. Nordan. The interior is characterized by restorations in 1931 and 1961.
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The Nes church is a brick church built in the 12th century and probably rebuilt in the middle of the 13th century. The church was given a transept to the north in 1698 and to the south in 1704. The interior was heavily modified due to several large fires and extensive restorations (1888, 1933, 1960).
Kapp Church is a wooden church built in 1939 according to the plans of architect Henry Bucher. The most remarkable thing inside the church is the back wall in the choir. It shows the altarpiece painted by Henry Vik, son of electrician Vik at the Kapp Milk Factory. Henry had studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo under Axel Revold and Jean Heiberg. The other artistic decorations are two sculptures by Angelina Engelsen. They are located on either side of the church boat and represent the Sower and the Woman at the Well in Sykar.
The Storhamar church was built in 1975 according to the plans of architect Willy Steen. The church hall is open and bright, with white-painted walls and wooden structures.
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