Fedje Church is a long church built in 1941 and designed by the architect Ole Halvorsen. The first church in Fedje was built in 1659. The church is built of brick, a material better suited than wood to the harsh marine climate of Fedje, and the tower is clad in copper.
The Austrheim church is a long church dating from 1865. A church has existed here since the Middle Ages, as attested by sources from 1329. The medieval church was most probably a church in Stave church which was replaced by a church mentioned in 1659. The 17th century church was demolished in 1865 as part of the construction of the modern church.
Hordabø Church, formerly Bø Church, is a long church from 1875. There was a church on the site since the Middle Ages which was probably a stave church, but it is not known when it was built and when it was demolished again. When the church is mentioned again in 1686, it is a wooden church with a tower. The builder Jon Jonsen Alvær built the present church according to the designs of the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church underwent extensive restoration in 1949.
The Helme church, in the municipality of Øygarden, was built in masonry in 1971. Its architect is Arne S.Halvorsen.
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