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NH Church. Square brick building from 1693 designed by Johan van Swieten. Square, domed covered bell chamber on the roof, which is supported internally by four wooden columns. Against the rear facade a square staircase tower. Above the entrance with natural stone frame a niche, in which a natural stone cartouche with inscription: 1693, and the coat of arms of the king-stadholder Willem III, by the sculptor Jan Blommendaal.

Crucifix church with three-sided closed choir, wide transept and unarticulated tower with perpendicular buttresses. Built in 1905 to a design by J.Th. Beijers to replace a church from 1637/1767 that burned down in 1904. The spire that was destroyed in 1940 was rebuilt in 1951. Pulpit from the construction period. Stained glass windows by Wim Korteweg and JJ van Staveren.

Reformed Church from 1872. It has a pulpit from the last quarter of the 17th century and two 18th-century copper crowns. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Reformed church and churchyard, consisting of a simple nave from 1663 at a large, partly 12th century tower, made of tuff stone at the bottom, higher up of brick; under the slates the spire also consists of brick. Above the entrance of the church on the south side memorial stone from 1663. In the church pulpit, rear bulkhead and sounding board, baptismal fence; behind the pulpit late 18th century marble tomb for UA Rengers and family. Bell tower with the sound of two bells by P. Overney, 1682 and 1683, diameters respectively: 81 cm. and 96 cm.

In 1448 a chapel was built on this site. In 1850 it was expanded with a side aisle on the south side. This side aisle was demolished again in 1970-1973, during the restoration. As a result, the church regained its original form. For the construction of the chapel at that time, a certain Jacob Muerling, who had many possessions in Oldemarkt, made a considerable effort by donating lands to the church. The parish church was at that time in Paaslo. In 1489, the parish church was transferred to Oldemarkt. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

New church, the old church was destroyed by war. The historic tower was preserved. Oak pulpit, second quarter 17th century with copper lectern and baptismal font arm; a 17th century chandelier and several 17th century tombstones.

Dutch Reformed Church and churchyard. According to the built-in memorial stone, a building dating from 1805, beautifully situated on a church green. Interior: pulpit mid-17th century, with light arm, baptismal font holder and hourglass.

Very interesting early neo-Gothic village church with tower. The interior of the church has been largely restored to its original state. The pulpit dating from 1834 is striking. (59-08)

The Dutch Reformed Church of Boornbergum was built in 1734. The church was built on the foundations of a predecessor made of tuff stone, the bell tower with saddle roof of which had partially collapsed on 5 December 1733. The current church building is of the hall church type. Its interior includes several centuries-old gravestones, a 17th-century pulpit, a copper baptismal bowl made in 1614 and an organ built in 1925 by the Leeuwarden firm Bakker en Timmenga.

In 1952 this church was built under the architecture of JWHC Pot. At that time still without a tower due to a ban on towers immediately after the war. In 1961 the current tower was built to a design by the same architect. Given the coherence of the original interior it is very likely that this was also designed by Pot. This is a special reconstruction church: wherever possible the architect applied the principle of (anthroposophical) polygonality. This also occurs in the architecture of churches of the Christian Community. (Architect Pot also collaborated on the design of the Poldertoren in Emmeloord).