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This church was built after the previous church was irreparably damaged by war violence. The design for the church is by the architect Kees de Bever (Vught, 26 March 1897 - 9 January 1965) a cruciform church in traditionalist style with a tower placed on the side, a semi-circular apse instead of a choir and attached sacristies to the transepts, a central nave with side aisles. Above the main entrance, on the facade a canopy in which the gilded statue of Mary, originating from the tower of the previous church, is included.

Built to replace the Roman Catholic parish church in Grubbenvorst that was destroyed in 1944. Inaugurated in 1952. Characteristic late work in the oeuvre of Maastricht architect Alphons Boosten (1893-1951). Tower completed in 1955.

Important neo-Gothic church with tower, the only crossing tower of WVA Tepe.

Church from 1949.

In several architectural respects this church is comparable to the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Bergen op Zoom, designed at almost the same time, designed by the same architects, with almost the same floor plan, but higher (church hall, tower, dome). As such typical of the late oeuvre of Joseph Cuypers (1861 - 1949) (in collaboration with his son Pierre Cuypers Jr (1891 - 1982)), in which he experimented with the cross between the people's church and the central building.

This church replaced the previous church from 1838. Three-aisled basilica cruciform church without tower, in light expressionist forms. Sober work in the later oeuvre of Joseph Cuypers (1861 - 1949). Due to the lack of a real tower, this beautiful church is not noticeable enough. The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption on the Utrechtseweg is on the list to be closed. When the Cuypersgenootschap Foundation discovered that the church was not a municipal monument, it asked the board to grant the church the municipal monument status.

The current church building 'De Hoeksteen' was consecrated on 23 March 1975 by the then bishop of Rotterdam, Mgr. dr. AJ Simonis. In mid-1989, the church building was expanded with a meeting and secretariat room. In 1996, the building underwent a major renovation. The stained glass windows, designed by the artist Carel Bruens, were also installed. Seven of the new windows depict the sacraments, the eighth window places the Church in relation to its faithful community. In this window, the text 'the Church is the human being in which Christ's message is central' is inscribed. On 19 October 1996, the current bishop of Rotterdam, Mgr. drs. AH van Luyn SDB, anointed both new altars with Holy Oil during the Eucharistic celebration.

Important reconstruction church with tower. Replaced the old, demolished church from 1848. Three-aisled basilica church with a front tower, crowned by a saddle roof. Characteristic work in the oeuvre of J. van Dongen Jr., in traditionalist forms (Delft School), and stylistically influenced by, among others, early Christian and early Romanesque church architecture.

In 1648, the practice of the Catholic religion was prohibited and the old church came into the possession of the Reformed. The parishioners first moved to the chapel of IJpelaar Castle. From 1683, a barn church was used. In 1809, the badly dilapidated old church of Bavel was returned to the Roman Catholics. After the Catholic hierarchy was restored in the Netherlands in 1853 and there were dioceses with bishops again, the existing parish of Bavel was confirmed in 1855 by the Breda bishop Mgr. Van Hooydonk. The old parish boundaries were practically maintained. In addition to Saint Brigida, the parish now had Our Lady as its first patroness and the church became the church of Our Lady of the Assumption (also called H. Maria Hemelvaart). Because the almost 400-year- old church had become too small, pastor Leyten decided to build a new church. Architect JJ van Langelaar, a student of Pierre Cuypers, was commissioned to design the church, after which construction began and a foundation stone was laid on 6 April 1886. On 23 May 1887, the church was consecrated by former pastor Leyten, who had since been ordained bishop.

The Maria Tenhemelopnemingkerk is a church building in Mariadorp built between 1959 and 1960.