The church in Komagfjord is a cross church dating from 1960. The first church in Komagfjorden was consecrated on 15 September 1887. It was a long church, and it was situated a little higher up the hill, above the shop and the quay. The church was, like most of Finnmark, burnt down by the German occupation forces when they withdrew from Finnmark in the autumn of 1944.
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Leirbotn Church is a wooden church built in 1993 on top of an old church. This old church, built in 1935, caught fire and was burnt down on 18 June 1990.
The Rafsbotn Chapel is a wooden chapel dating from 1989. The first chapel in Rafsbotn was built around 1920, but it was burnt down by the Germans in 1944. A second chapel was completed in 1949, it was replaced by the present chapel in 1988 when the parish of Alta took over the ownership of the chapel.
Talvik Church, which was consecrated in 1883, is a long church with a tower above the porch, built according to the plans of engineer A. Tygen of Tromsø. The church is characterized by a neo-Gothic and Swiss style, and its design is closely related to the churches of the same period designed by the architect J. W. Nordan. After the Second World War, the church was used as a residence and bakery for returning evacuees.
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