Søgne Church, built around 1640, is a long church with a rectangular nave and a lower, narrower chancel to the east. The tower to the west is a later extension, probably dating from about 1760. The sacristy dates from 1743. The nave is built of half-timbering, while the chancel is of timber-framed construction.
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Søgne main church is a cross church in wood from 1861. It was designed by Christian H. Grosch. The church owns, among other things, an altarpiece it received as a gift from Anne Marie and Steven Rockefeller (great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller) in 1959. The couple married in the church the same year.
The church in Voie was built from the 1970s, when it became clear that the church in Vågsbygd was too small for the whole district of Vågsbygd. The first stage of construction was completed in 1982, with completion in 1990.
Greipstad church is a wooden church built in 1829. The church, with a rectangular plan, was designed by architect Arild Sibbern.
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