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Modern church without tower.

Interesting modern church with tower. Built as Dutch Reformed Church.

Founded in 1919; last renovation 1998.

Originally built as Dutch Reformed Church. Modern church without tower.

On 1 January 2012, the Protestant Community of Bodegraven was created by the unification of the Reformed district communities 1, 2 and 3, the Reformed Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Community. The Emmaus District Community was also created. The originally Reformed church building, which is currently used by Emmaus, has been given a new name by the association: Ontmoetingskerk.

The Vredeskerk was built in 1953 by order of the board of churchwardens of the Dutch Reformed Church in Enschede. The design of the church is by the architect WK de Wijs junior and senior and architect J. Jans in Hengelo. The building consists of two rectangular volumes that together form an L-shaped floor plan. The west-oriented building section houses the actual church, consisting of a hall church with a small extension on the north side that accommodates the consistory.

Built as a Reformed Church. Three-aisled pseudo-basilica with tower from 1870. The exterior shows a very eclectic round arch style with remarkably shaped buttresses. The interior, however, is still quite pronounced neoclassical in character with its heavy columns and stucco barrel vault. Galleries have been installed in the side aisles. Little remains of the original interior. Organ from 1873 by P. Flaes, extended in 1986 by Scheuerman & Zoon (Rotterdam) with a free pedal.

Modern church without tower.

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).

Characteristic Reformed church building. Renovation and extension 1907, entrance changed 2004. The Reformed Church from 1874 has been renovated. The pews have been replaced by chairs. The main entrance has been changed and the carpeting has been replaced. On Sunday 7 November 2004 the church was put back into use. (54-05) The church is used as a church of the PKN, with the name Ontmoetingskerk.