Police charged a 21-year-old man on Monday night in relation to the fires at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Parklands, the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral (Cardboard Cathedral) on Hereford St, and the Beach Cafe and Wine Bar in New Brighton.
Emergency services were called to three fires in the early hours of Monday morning.
"These premises are alleged to have been deliberately set on fire between 1am and 5.30am on Monday," a police spokesperson said.
"The man has also been charged in relation to an attempted arson of a church in Kaiapoi, burglary and wilful damage."
The man is due to appear in Christchurch District Court on Tuesday.Fire crews arrived at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses church to find it "well involved" in flames and badly damaged by fire.
Crews were later called to the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral after they were alerted to a fire when an alarm was triggered. The fire was out by the time crews arrived at the scene.
Firefighters were then called to the Beach Cafe and Wine Bar.
Detective Inspector Scott Anderson, of Canterbury CIB, said the arrest was the result of "good police investigative work".
“We're pleased to have been able to bring about a swift result, which we hope will offer the community reassurance," he said.
"As this matter is now before the courts, police cannot comment further."
