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Reconstruction church without tower. Out of use as Reformed church in 2000.

Church hall without tower.

On the border with Drenthe (Havelterberg). The neighborhood association has an agreement with the Protestant Community of Steenwijk that the church building is used free of charge every Sunday morning for church services that fall under its authority.

Over a hundred years ago, Evangelisation started as a “church on the threshing floor”. This evangelisation, which has always been small, has held out all those years. Many church communities have ceased to exist over the years because they were no longer viable. The NH evangelisation Leggeloo/Eemster still exists. The chapel was nicknamed the “clog church”. This came from the clogs that were placed in the clog rack in front of the church, since there was no vestibule yet. In 1953, the chapel was enlarged with a vestibule and thirty years later a consistory and meeting room were built behind the church. The Reformed chapel, the smallest church in Drenthe, is still in use.

The organ case dates from around 1820 and was built by G. Pike (the case stood in Mottram, Longdendale, UK). The pipes of the main work date from 1864 and were built by JC Banfield. The pipes of the swell work date from 1902 and were built by Kingsgate Musical Instruments. The pipework comes from Derby, UK Baptist Church, Pear Tree Road. In 1997 the organ was placed in De Krim by the firm FR Feenstra, the interior (1864 / 1902) was placed in the organ case (1820).

Modern church without tower. Extensions in 1985 (including a new entrance) and 2000. The Reformed Church of Ermelo was founded around 1923. An old school building was purchased to hold church services there. After initially only holding services during the week, it was decided in 1962 to hold Sunday church services. From 30 June 1963, church services were held in the 'Hervormd jeugdgebouw' on the Beekweg in Ermelo. This is more centrally located for visitors. In 1970, the decision was made to have a church building built on the Hanengewei. The church building was officially put into use by the congregation on 2 July 1971. In 1984, it was decided to build a new building and to use the existing church building as a meeting room. On 19 December 1985, the church building was put into use, with 500 seats.

The history of the Reformed Church in Goudswaard goes back to around 1912, when a few people met in the Christian school to read a sermon together on Sunday. From May 1913, they met in the attic of a house. In 1928, a church building was built at Molendijk 84. It was put into use on 13 December 1928. The number of seats was around 200. In 1935, a pipe organ was installed in the church building. When the Germans flooded a considerable part of the Hoeksche Waard in 1944, the church building also filled up. In 1945, the church building was occupied again, but the organ had to be replaced due to the large amount of moisture. In 1960, the organ was restored and expanded. In 1967, the church building was extended by a few metres and provided with a meeting room. The consistory room was also renovated and the organ was placed above the new pulpit. This creates space for approximately 30 seats on the gallery. On 16 June 1967, the church building is put back into use. In 1986, the meeting room is demolished and a new, larger one is built. In 1996, the interior is renovated, bringing the number of seats to 220.

On 11 December 1913, 'De Gereformeerde Kerk te Nieuwlande' was instituted. On 8 June 1914, the first stone was laid and in August of that year 'Eben Haëzer' was put into use. The well-known reformed resistance fighter Johannes Post hid people in hiding in this church during the Second World War. The hiding place can still be seen. The Stichting Het Drentse Landschap will investigate whether the church can be preserved in some way. Nieuwlande played a special role in the war and received a Yad Vashem award for it. Of course, Nieuwlande wants to keep that past alive. 'The new destination for the reformed church in the village can play an important role in this'. It is not without reason that the church is located on the Johannes Poststraat.

The Eben Haëzerkerk is a Christian Reformed Church built in 1927. In December 2002, the organ in the church was removed and replaced by an electronic organ.

On the border with Drenthe (Havelterberg). The neighborhood association has an agreement with the Protestant Community of Steenwijk that the church building is used free of charge every Sunday morning for church services that fall under its authority.