The church in Hisøy is a cross church built in 1849 by John Bakken, designed by Gustav A. Lammers. The altarpiece was painted by Christen Brun. The church has two church bells cast in Sundsvall, Sweden.
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Trinity Church, opened in 1888, replaced the only 52-year-old Grosch church on the site. The church bears many similarities to the Church of St. Gertrude by German architect Johannes Otzen in Hamburg. Like the exterior, the interior is in neo-gothic style and is very detailed. The galleries in the transverse vessels are supported by pillars with masonry arches and are slightly extended to create a balcony effect.
The church of Bjorbekk was built in 1884 by the architect J. C. Reuter. The organ dates from 1876 and was built by the Danish-Norwegian Claus Jensen. It was originally built for the Trinity Church in Arendal, but was moved to the church in Bjorbekk when the church in Arendal was demolished and replaced by the present church in 1888.
The Barbu church is a neo-gothic style church dating from 1879-80. Initially, the brick wall was only plastered on the inside, but after some time it was found that the brick material was not of the necessary quality, so that the outside also had to be plastered. All the interior wood was stained, imitating oak.
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