The Skorpa church is a long wooden church consecrated on 18 September 1850. A small church or chapel was built in Skorpa in 1795. This chapel was demolished when the present church was built. Skorpa Church is one of the few buildings in Kvænangen that was not burnt down by the Germans during the forced evacuation of Finnmark and North-Troms during World War II.
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Burfjord Church is a long church that was built as a prayer house for Laestadian Lutherans and converted into a church with a dedication on 5 July 2009. Laestadianism is a pietistic Lutheran revival movement that originated in northern Scandinavia in the mid-19th century.
Sekkemo church is a wooden church that was built in 1956. The church has a long plan and designed by architect Olaug Kaasen.
The Langfjord church in Alta is a simple wooden church dating from 1891. The architects of the church are Tygen and D.G.Evjen.
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