Ontmoetingskerk
Dordrecht, NL
Modern church without tower in the Sterrenburg district. Built as a Reformed Church.
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Dordrecht, NL
Modern church without tower in the Sterrenburg district. Built as a Reformed Church.
Enkhuizen, NL
Built as a Reformed Church. Replaced an earlier church on Peperstraat that had become too small. Cross-shaped church building in neo-Romanesque shapes, with two (different sized) towers on either side of the front facade. Renovated by adding a floor in 1982. The church hall has been located on the built-in floor ever since. As of 1 January 2012, sold by the PKN Enkhuizen to, and in use by, the Reformed Church, with the name still "Ontmoetingskerk". Until 1 April 2012, still in joint use by the PKN, which held its last service in this church on 1 April 2012. Since then, the Reformed have worshipped in the Zuiderkerk. The former church building of the Reformed Church Enkhuizen, Van Bleiswijkstraat 4 - CGKV Levend Water had become too small
Eindhoven, NL
Built as the Dutch Reformed Church in the Eindhoven-Tongelre district, but from 1969 (after the closure of the Reformed Immanuel Church on Fazantlaan in the same district) also in use as a Reformed Church.
Capelle aan den IJssel, NL
Modern church building. Built in collaboration between the Dutch Reformed Church and the Christian Reformed Church.
IJsselstein, NL
Interesting modern church without tower. This church was built as the central church of the PKN IJsselstein and replaced two other church buildings: the Dutch Reformed Castle Chapel and the Reformed Church De Poort. On the site of the former Reformed Church De Poort.
Koudekerk aan den Rijn, NL
Charming church building, with tower, in ± chalet style. Nicely preserved interior. As a Reformed Church (congregation) in the autumn of 2011 merged with the nearby historical Dutch Reformed Village Church (congregation), to form the local "Protestant community in Koudekerk aan den Rijn and Hazerswoude-Rijndijk". Since then, this church has been called "Ontmoetingskerk", and the Village Church has been renamed "Brugkerk". Both church buildings are still in active use. In January 2012, the centenary of this church building was festively celebrated. An anniversary book was also published on this occasion.
Rijssen, NL
Built as a Reformed church. Interesting interbellum church with tower.
Enschede, NL
The Reformed Western Church was built in 1932 at GJ van Heekstraat 338 in the Twekkelerveld district. This church was sold to the Reformed Church in 1967 and was then named Ontmoetingskerk. In 1983, the tower was demolished and the bell was placed in a belfry. When the Samen op Weg congregation was formed, the church was sold to the New Apostolic Church in 1989. In the autumn of 2004, the New Apostolic Church moved to Almelo and merged with the congregation in Almelo. The church building was sold and on 5 February 2005, the first service was held by the Acts Revival Church Enschede, a black African Pentecostal congregation with English and Dutch as the main languages. There is also a French-speaking Pentecostal church in Enschede. It meets in the Dutch Reformed Eastern Church from 1929. (53-05)
Middelburg, NL
Interesting modern church. Built as Dutch Reformed Church in Middelburg-West. Now Reformed Church of a Special Nature Middelburg. Will eventually be replaced by a new church building.
Oudewater, NL
Modern church building without tower, built as a Reformed Church. In 2005 this became the church of the Protestant Community of Oudewater (PGO), after a merger between the local Reformed Church and the Dutch Reformed sub-community "De Biezen", which until then had used its own "church centre". The Grote of St. Michaëlskerk in Oudewater has remained a separate Reformed community, with a Reformed Bond signature, which is separate from the PGO.
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