Kinnareds kyrka

The church began as a medieval stone hall church, substantial sections of which survive in the eastern part of the nave. During the second half of the 18th century the building was extended westward, and in 1786 a timber tower was raised above the western end. The present porch dates from 1866, though it was itself remodelled during a thorough restoration in 1936–1937 that also shaped much of the building's current appearance. The whitewashed walls, pierced by round-arched window openings, and the tower's curved cap and enclosed lantern are the most distinctive external features.

Inside, the ceiling has a layered decorative history. Wall paintings were added in 1667, and when the flat ceiling was replaced with a vaulted one in 1776, the district painter Sven Niclas Berg decorated it two years later; further painting in the same style followed the 1786 extension. These schemes were later overpainted and even whitewashed during a Neoclassical restoration in 1878, then stencilled again in 1901, before finally being uncovered and restored in 1936–1937.

Among the furnishings, a red limestone font from Gotland, dated to the late 13th or early 14th century, is thought to belong to the so-called mussel-cup school of font carving; only a fragmentary part of the bowl and stem survive, now set on a modern granite base. The pulpit, in Renaissance style and dated 1632, carries carved decoration and the monogram of King Christian IV. A wooden Madonna and Child from the 15th century and an oak triumphal crucifix attributed to around the mid-14th century are also kept in the church, both said to have been brought back into prominence during the 1936–1937 restoration.

A notable curiosity is the medieval wrought-iron chandelier hanging above the font, reputedly the oldest of its kind in Halland, its four rings originally hung with 225 forged leaves. Removed when an earlier porch was demolished in 1866, it eventually passed to Hallands Museum, where it was found to have lost all but two of its leaves; local tradition held that a leaf from the chandelier granted foresight or could cure illness. It was returned to the church in 1937.

The church organ, built in 1967 by Tostareds Kyrkorgelfabrik, retains the 1849 façade of an earlier instrument by Johan Nikolaus Söderling, and replaced a further organ installed in 1916.