The church in Melum dates from 1728 but a church has existed in Melum since at least 1354. In the 1720s, Frederick IV of Denmark chose to sell the churches in Lower Telemark, which had belonged to the Crown since the Reformation. At that time the church in Melum was in such a bad state that it had to be demolished. A new church was built by the locals, and in 1737 the church was sold. In 1854, the church finally became the property of the municipality.
Skotfoss Church is a long church dating from 1900. The church has changed colour several times. In the beginning, it was yellow ochre. Then it was painted white in 1924, and in 1987 it was changed to an older white colour.
The Helgen church is a long church dating from 1735. It was built on the same site as a former stave church, the Hælghinar church, built around 1200. The present church remained more or less unchanged until it was restored in 1868. The present tower was erected in 1875-76.
The Gulset church is a 'working church' that was built in two stages. The architect of the first stage of construction (inaugurated in 1986) was Hille Melbye Arkitekter, while Børve and Borchsenius of Reidar Aasen were responsible for the second stage (inaugurated on 22 March 2009). The façade of the church is mainly made of bricks.
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