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Reformed church. Of the medieval church, only the late Gothic, single-nave, three-sided closed choir remains. The west side of the nave was irreparably damaged when the tower was blown up in 1944-1945. Under the leadership of ir WJG van Mourik, the choir was restored and a completely new nave was built, more or less in keeping with the style of the choir. Against the west side, a large square tower with a pointed roof and bell spire. The work was completed in 1953, during which the nave, which had been badly damaged in 1944, was subsequently rebuilt in quasi-Gothic forms.

Emergency church behind current church. Built as Reformed Federation church.

Reformed church. Rectangular hall church, after 1524, in late Gothic forms with barrel vaults and tie beams. North wing from 1643. Late Gothic tower with a decoration of arched niches, restored around 1964. The inventory includes a pulpit with lectern, baptismal font holder and baptismal fence, all second quarter 17th century. A precentor's lectern, 18th century. A lord's pew with carved coats of arms and arch panels, second quarter 17th century. A lord's pew with attachment in Louis XIV forms. Five mourning boards in carved frames, 1775, 1757, 1760, 1762 and 1794. Bell tower with chime consisting of a bell by C. and DJ Ouderogge, 1642, diam. 49 cm and a bell by J. Specht, 1753, diam. 48 cm.

Dutch Reformed Church, national monument because of the single-manual organ, made in 1865 by W. Hardorff in Leeuwarden.

The polder Oud-Herkingen was probably first diked in 1420. At that time, this polder belonged to the monastery of the Regulars of Rugge in Brielle and to the Carthusian monastery in Zelem. These monasteries rented the polder to shepherds. This polder did not exist for long. In 1484, Herkingen was diked again. On 9 July of the same year, the chapel that had been built was elevated to parish church by the bishop of Utrecht, David of Burgundy. The chapel was dedicated to Saint Cornelius and was incorporated into the monastery of the Regulars of Rugge. This polder did not exist for long either, because a flood was already reported in 1511. The chapel that had been built was probably washed away. Many floods would follow in the 16th century.

Dutch Reformed Church. Straight-ended neoclassical hall church, consecrated on 26 December 1850, with a facade tower with openwork lantern and constricted spire.

Reformed Church. Hall church with a three-sided closure at both ends and an octagonal, wooden roof turret, built 1646-1647. Against one of the polygonal closures a small portal with a curved gable in Louis XV style, 1779. Restored 1963. The inventory includes: a pulpit from the period of construction with a copper lectern and candle arm, a copper precentor's lectern flanked by candlesticks, 18th century, two small chandeliers, 17th century. Bell tower with clock by C. and DJ Ouderogge, 1642, diameter 66 cm.

Neo-church with roof turret. The predecessor of the church dated from the 15th century and was demolished in 1895. After that, a temporary wooden church was in use from 1895 to 1900, which was replaced in 1900 by the current Reformed Church.

On a high mound, simple, three-sided closed church from 1795, internally enriched with thirteen mourning boards (1637-1843) of the Sytzama family. Against the choir wall six large carved tombstones Sytzama (1607-1759). In the churchyard seven early 19th century tombstones of the Haerama family. In the roof turret bell of anonymous founder from the 13th century, diam. 79.7 cm. Mechanical tower clock.

Interesting reconstruction church with roof turret. Replaced a historic church destroyed by war.