De Hoeksteen
Putten, NL
The church replaced a church from 1965 on the Molenstraat. Modern church with bell tower. Also in use as a cemetery hall. In the period from March 2020 to June 2020, the Christian Reformed Church in Putten was renovated.
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Putten, NL
The church replaced a church from 1965 on the Molenstraat. Modern church with bell tower. Also in use as a cemetery hall. In the period from March 2020 to June 2020, the Christian Reformed Church in Putten was renovated.
Alblasserdam, NL
De Hoeksteen is a church built in 1974 to replace an older wooden church in the town of Alblasserdam. It belongs to the Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands.
Meppel, NL
Nice single-nave church hall in neo-Gothic shapes, with pointed-arch stained glass windows. Extended and modernized ± late 1970s, by adding extensions to the right side of the church hall. This church contains a beautiful older organ, originating from the Chr. Geref. Church on the Lauriergracht in Amsterdam, which was decommissioned in 1986. The organ is at the back of the church and the pulpit at the front. The pulpit is provided with three panels depicting biblical scenes. As is the liturgical table. The woodcarving was made in 1977 by father and son Timmerman from Staphorst.
Bergentheim, NL
Modern church with tower. Extension in 2000.
Dussen, NL
The Reformed Church in Dussen originated from the secession from the Dutch Reformed Church in 1835. Initially, people attended church with fellow believers in Genderen or Almkerk, after which in 1840 the seceders of Dussen, Meeuwen, Babyloniënbroek, Hill and Drongelen founded a Christian Separatist community together. They went on to buy a house, yard, garden and orchard in Hoog-Meeuwen. That house was converted into a church building.
Drachten, NL
Modern church without a tower. Built as the Reformed Church (Liberated), after the merger in 2023 NGK
Amsterdam, NL
In the sixties, the reformed church de Hoeksteen was adapted as a youth centre.
Maarssen, NL
Modern church with small bell tower.
IJsselmuiden, NL
Octagonal modern church with dome and tower. Replaced an emergency church.
Emmeloord, NL
Designed in 1950 by the famous architect Sybold van Ravesteyn, more or less in the Delft school style. Construction started on 19 March 1951. The builder was the Oord company from Vriezenveen. Until 2006 this church was a Dutch Reformed Church. After that it was sold to the Christian Reformed Church. After the sale the church was restored by order of the building committee of the Christian Reformed Church in Emmeloord. The renovation was carried out under the advice and supervision of Monumentenwacht Overijssel / Flevoland.
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