Ontmoetingskerk
Rijsenhout, NL
Modern church without tower.
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Rijsenhout, NL
Modern church without tower.
Sappemeer, NL
Built as a Reformed Church, replacing an older church building. Cruciform church with a tower in neo-Gothic style.
Alblasserdam, NL
The Ontmoetingskerk (Meeting Church) is a modern church building erected in 1995. It belongs to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).
Gouda, NL
Built as Dutch Reformed Peace Church. Modern church with metal bell tower. Since 2013 the name of the church building is Ontmoetingskerk instead of Vredeskerk. This was due to the merger of the Reformed and Gereformeerde parishes. In ± 2013 the church was also extensively renovated. The bell tower has disappeared (see the difference in Images Exterior below).
Poortvliet, NL
Reconstruction church without tower. Replaced a church from 1887. Major renovation and extension in 1980-1982.
Creil, NL
Dutch Reformed Church in Creil from 1956. Characteristic Protestant reconstruction church with high tower. Together on the way, extension 2004.
Eefde, NL
Important reconstruction church from 1954, with a defining tower with an openwork concrete lantern. Built as Dutch Reformed Church.
Nunspeet, NL
Originally built as Dutch Reformed Church. Modern church without tower.
Pesse, NL
Since May 24, 2015, this church, together with the Dutch Reformed Church, forms the "Protestant Community of Pesse".
Nieuw-Lekkerland, NL
The Reformed Church in Nieuw-Lekkerland is the biggest and oldest church in the town. It was built in 1848, but historians are sure that there has been another church before. The architect of the current church was D. Slingerland.
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