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Community founded in 1952. Church building with 250 seats. Replacing an earlier church building Brakel, Jonker Aartendam 4 - Reformed Community

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.

The Agia Thekla Chapel is located approx. 2 kilometre east of the village centre, very close to the sea. The condition of the building is good.

The Agios Georgios church is located on the northern edge of the original settlement area and was built in the 20th century. After 1974, the church was converted into a mosque and was in use until a new mosque was built in the village. After that, the building was abandoned. The exact date of the new mosque construction is unknown, but could have been in the early 2000s.

Voksen Church is a brick church that has been in operation since 1995. The building process took many years, and Tarald Lundevall's plans from 1985 were reworked by Arild Lauvland before construction began in 1994.

The church in Volbu is built of wood and was panelled on the outside in 1865. The church was originally built as a simple long church with a rectangular nave and a slightly narrower choir. Around 1920, the church was extended to the west with a side room and an entrance for the organ gallery and attic. A sacristy was built on the south side of the choir and a turret was added. The main entrance is to the west. In 1856 the church was given larger windows and doors.

The Volda church is a stone church consecrated in 1932. In the 1400s there was a stave church here. It was demolished in 1858 and replaced by a new wooden church in the shape of a cross, one of the largest wooden churches in the country. It burned down the night before April 7, 1929. None of the partly very old furniture was saved. The present church has a choir with a fresco by Hugo Mohr. This fresco, which was at the time the largest fresco work in Norway, was completed in 1932.

The Voll church is a wooden church built in 1896 and restored in 1964. The architect of the church was Gabriel Smith. Before the construction of the present church there was a church dating from 1674. Some of the objects in the church come from the old church, such as the Bible from 1732 and the altarpiece from 1648.

The Volozhin Yeshiva was built in the late 19th century. The synagogue now serves as a cultural centre.

The Volsdalen Church is a church built in 1974. The architect of the church, Leif Olav Moen, wanted to give it the appearance of a boathouse. The church in Volsdalen is decorated with stained glass windows and an altarpiece by Frans Widerberg.