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Reformed Church with tower on churchyard. In construction still 13th century brick church building with tower, later bricked up. In the churchyard a number of 17th and 18th century gravestones. Single manual organ made in 1811 by L. van Dam. Bell tower with chiming of two bells, one of which by anonymous founder from the 15th century?, diam. 67 cm. and one by Reinerus, 1476, diam. 81 cm. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock, 17th century, has been decommissioned. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The church was built in 1860 (see the facade stone in the left side wall). Since then, the front facade has not been changed, but the windows in the side walls, which illuminate the service rooms, have. These were renewed in the 1930s, but the old situation can still be recognized. The two diagonally placed closing sides also have renewed windows that were probably installed in the 1930s. The interior will have been renovated in the same period. The current wooden vault shows the characteristics of that period (1930s character). What the original vault looked like can no longer be determined.

This architecturally very interesting, special church (architect JA Smits), with a small tower, was called the "Small Church" since the local SOW / PKN process, opposite the Reformed "Large Church" of Tj. Kuipers. In the long term, the PKN Halfweg-Zwanenburg only wanted to maintain this "Small Church", which was being restored and redesigned for this purpose from around the end of 2009 to spring 2011. Delays in the implementation of these plans arose due to the fact that all of this had to be financed from the proceeds of the (eventually to be demolished) Reformed "Large Church". In terms of architecture and layout, this Small Church is somewhat similar to Anglican churches and cathedrals in Great Britain, especially the elongated and straight-ended choir.

In 1659, construction of this church began. The Middelburg stained glass artist Cornelis Van Barlaar made three windows that were placed in the east facade (1660-1661). The oak wall paneling next to the pulpit (priest's chancel) is from the previous medieval church, as is the separation between the chairs and the garden. The copper chandelier is a gift from the local preacher Lucas Schortinghuis, late 18th century. During the liberation in 1944, the tower was destroyed. Reconstruction in a modified form took place in 1947.

Dutch Reformed Church. A simple hall church from 1810, renovated in 1840. The west facade is divided by four blocked pilasters and crowned by an octagonal open bell tower. Bell frame with clock by J. Swijs, 1728, diam. 47 cm. Mechanical tower clock B. Eijsbouts, Asten, 1911.

From 1854, designed by the City Architect of Enschede F. Doorwaart Niermans, influenced by German examples. Octogenous ground plan and central tower. One of the eight sides, slightly projecting, provided with a classicistically framed entrance section. Organ with main work and subpositive, made in 1864 by H. Honhof.

Important historical church with many extensions, especially the extremely interesting neo-style tower.Built as Dutch Reformed Church. Replaced an older church. Renovated in 1923. Since 2001, Samen Op Weg church. The church was restored in 2001. Action was taken to restore the tower dating from 1865.

Dutch Reformed Church. From the late Gothic village church, the following were preserved during the construction of the neo-Gothic church in 1892: the foundations on which the new church was built, and the columns with capitals, provided with some curly cabbage leaf wreaths, as well as the arches of the nave. Two-manual organ, made in 1830 by H. Knipscheer. Bell frame with bell by G. van Hyntym from 1434, diam. 118 cm.

A small Romanesque church, largely made of tuff. The tower is 12th century, the nave perhaps even older. Both are decorated with arched friezes. The Gothic choir is 15th century.

This former Dutch Reformed Church is one of three church buildings of the Protestant Community of De Waal, De Koog and Den Hoorn on Texel. The other church buildings of this church community: De Waal and Den Hoorn .