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The Bjoa church was built in 1895 according to the design of Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. Originally the church was painted light green on the outside, but it is now white. The interior is characterised by light colours in grey, blue and white. These colours were given to him during the restoration of the church in 1967 by the architect Sigurd Lie Olsen. Previously, the interior was pink with yellow-brown columns.

The church of Bjorbekk was built in 1884 by the architect J. C. Reuter. The organ dates from 1876 and was built by the Danish-Norwegian Claus Jensen. It was originally built for the Trinity Church in Arendal, but was moved to the church in Bjorbekk when the church in Arendal was demolished and replaced by the present church in 1888.

The Bjordal Church is a long church from 1906, designed by the architect Victor Nordan, son of the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. It is the first church in the town. Before it was built, the parishioners used to go to the church in Kyrkjebø, on the north bank of the Sognefjord, a long distance away by boat.

Björke Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

The Bjugn church was consecrated in 1956 after the old church burned down in 1952. Much of the furnishings come from the old church: the altarpiece, paintings and baptismal font. The altarpiece is from 1520, probably made in Northern Germany.

Bjørhusdal chapel is a wooden building completed in 1970. The architect of the chapel is Arne Aursand.

The Bjørke church dates from 1696, but the first church built in Bjørke was built as early as the 11th century. Around 1330 a small Stave church was built. In 1660 the Stave church was so dilapidated that it was demolished. Today's church in Bjørke was designed by Oluf and Christopher Vestby and Jens Laage.

Bjørkelangen Church is a long wooden church built in 1923-25 by the builder Olaf Fallet and his three sons. The choir wall is painted by Gunnar Wang with a picture of the Ascension.

Bjørnskinn Church is a wooden church that was inaugurated on 29th April 1885. The architect of the church was Johan Kunig. The present church replaced an old church on the site, which had become too small. It had been built around 1740. Before that, an even older church was located closer to the mountain. It was swept away by a snow avalanche in the 18th century.

The building of Bláa Kirkjan (blue church) that we can see today is fairly recent. The church was moved and destroyed successively by the storm (1894) and the fire (1989).