Ontmoetingskerk
Rijsenhout, NL
Modern church without tower.
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Rijsenhout, NL
Modern church without tower.
Maartensdijk, NL
Built as a Reformed Church. Replaced an earlier church building. Modern church with freestanding metal tower.
Eefde, NL
Important reconstruction church from 1954, with a defining tower with an openwork concrete lantern. Built as Dutch Reformed Church.
Spijkenisse, NL
Built as a new Reformed Church, replacing an older church from 1890 .
Poortvliet, NL
Reconstruction church without tower. Replaced a church from 1887. Major renovation and extension in 1980-1982.
Pesse, NL
Since May 24, 2015, this church, together with the Dutch Reformed Church, forms the "Protestant Community of Pesse".
Julianadorp, NL
Built in 1910 as the Dutch Reformed Church in the Julianadorp expansion district, south of Den Helder.
Dordrecht, NL
Modern church without tower in the Sterrenburg district. Built as a Reformed Church.
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.
Nieuw-Lekkerland, NL
The Reformed Church in Nieuw-Lekkerland is the biggest and oldest church in the town. It was built in 1848, but historians are sure that there has been another church before. The architect of the current church was D. Slingerland.
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