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Reconstruction church with tower. Built as a Reformed Church.

Modern church with tower. Replaced a smaller church building. Built as Reformed Church (liberated), after merger in 2023 NGK.

The current Petrakerk of the Gereformeerde Gemeente was built in 1996 to a design by architect J. Fierloos from Goes. The church became too small. On Saturday 29 May 2011, the first stone was laid for an extension of the church with 300 seats. The extension is expected to be ready in the spring of 2012. And if the church becomes too small again, galleries can also be built in with approximately 300 seats.

Design: parishioner Mr. H.Medenblik, Submitted by architect J.van de Jagt Arnhem Modern church without tower. Built in 1973-1974, as Reformed Church (Liberated), after merger in 2023 NGK. Renovated in 2019.

During the 13th century a Romanesque basilica was built on a hill outside the village, but only the ruin of the bell tower covered in greenery and the remains of the surrounding boulder wall that was probably built already end of 13th – beginning of the 14th century are still preserved. On the southern side the ruins of a former bastion can still be identified. The rest of the church was demolished in 1805, the resulting material being used to erect a new building inside the village. The neoclassical hall church is covered with penetrated barrel vault and has a bell tower on the western side. The neoclassical altar was built in 1877 by Fritz Reuschel from Sebeş and the Rieger company built the organ in 1895.

The Petrus Church was built by order of the Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz in the years 1905-1907 as a garrison church. The architects of the church were Karl Moser and Robert Curjel. Shortly after Kiel was elevated to the status of an imperial war port in 1871, the first garrison church, the Paulus Church, was built in 1878-1882. The constant growth of the imperial navy made it necessary to build another church for the members of the navy. Initially planned as a simultaneous church in order to reduce costs, it was finally decided to build the Petrus-Kirche as a Protestant church, and in 1907 the Catholic Church of St. Heinrich was built not far from this church in Feldstraße.

The Petruskerk in Lichtaard dates from the Middle Ages. An inscription on the gallery fence warns the visitors: 'Be perpetrators of the word and not just hearers'. The church is often rented out for all kinds of meetings.

Reformed Church. Large village church with heavy west tower, restored after war damage. Single-nave 13th century nave, to which a southern aisle was added in 1529. Slightly older 13th century transept, of which the crossing with the nave was vaulted with net vaults in the 16th century. The choir consists of two three-nave bays, of which the northern one contains the church room in the closure and a second room on the floor; the southern choir aisle is straight closed, the choir itself five-sided. In the church late Gothic natural stone gates between choir and chapels, in which wooden doors from 1564. On the vaults of choir and northern chapel and on the dividing wall between choir bays and northern chapel, vaults and wall paintings from the 15th century have been preserved. In the church also 17th century pulpit with stairs, rear bulkhead and sounding board. Pew with carved crowning of the back wall and knobs on the corners. Large organ in case with Renaissance parts. Instrument made in 1735 by AA Hinsz, using older pipework. Numerous tombstones including two 16th century. Bell tower with the sound of two bells, one by Albertus, 1397, diam. 149 cm. and one by G. van Wou, 1548, diam. 115 cm. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock, 17th century? In the consistory drawing of the interior before the alteration of 1832.

Large historic village church with high tower. Three-aisled cruciform basilica. In 1925, the northeast and southeast sides were enlarged with the current straight and slanted nave, the eastern gallery, the staircase and the vestibule. Richly decorated interior, completely white plastered, with pulpit, important organ, stained glass windows and many statues of saints. Early 2012 it was announced that this church, due to its important history, had been awarded the status of "Basilica Minor" and would therefore be called "Basilica St. Petrus". The associated official ceremonies and festivities took place in the autumn of 2012.

The wooden Moluccan church from 1963 was replaced in 1994-1995 at the same location Roerdompstraat 30 by the very beautiful Petruskerk, which was festively opened on 10 September 1995. The bell from the old church was moved to the new church. At the time, that bell was taken from the mother country to the Netherlands by the first generation of Moluccans who came to the Netherlands. The bell was stolen from the tower in early March 2007. Nothing is known about the motive and/or perpetrators. (58-07)