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Reformed CHURCH; tower brick building, lower part late Romanesque with lesenes and arched friezes, upper part late Gothic. Low XIV choir. Internal rococo grave monument for lord of the manor Balthasar de Leeuw 1754. Pews and pulpit. (The tower of the church is owned by the municipality of Houten). Mechanical tower clock, probably 1886, later fitted with an unprotected synchronous motor.

Characteristic reconstruction church with tower. Built as Dutch Reformed Church.

In construction late Gothic building of which the choir closure and south wall were renewed or bricked in the second half of the 19th century. Heavy west tower with niche section in the second and third section and covered by saddle roof. The southern cartouche with coat of arms of Sminia recalls the restoration of the church in 1743. However, the roof was already renewed in 1726. In the church beautiful 17th century pulpit with rear bulkhead and sounding board. Closed baptismal gate and two covered gentlemen's pews. Communion table. Wainscoting. Two pews with baluster railing; forty pews with carved end pieces, two text boards with carved frame; Ten Commandments board with painted representation of Moses with the Tables of the Law in carved frame. Three copper crowns. Two-manual organ made in 1911 by Bakker and Timmenga instead of the Radersma organ that was moved to the Herv. Church in Metslawier. Bell tower with the sound of two bells, one by T. Both, 1590, diam. 125 cm. and one by H. Falck, 1620, diam. 115 cm. Mechanical tower clock D. Wielinga, Franeker, 1922, has been decommissioned.

Dutch Reformed Church from 1873. The inventory includes: a copper lectern on the pulpit and a precentor's lectern; a copper baptismal font holder and two copper candle holders, all dating from the 18th century.

Extension with annex. Restoration and renovation after war damage, with old tower.

In the churchyard stands the large mid-15th century village church with a somewhat younger tower raised in 1615. On the south side entrance gate with inscription about tower restoration 1664. Carved corbels in the choir closure. Internal wooden barrel vault, against which a stucco vault was placed in the nave in 1870. The original vault is still visible in the separated choir. Pulpit from 1659 with baptismal fence and baptismal font on arm. Organ gallery with carved panels. Organ with main work and lower positive, made around 1840 by W. van Gruisen. Under the wooden floor on gravestone by Vincent Lucas 1550 and a 17th century carved gravestone. In one of the windows small pieces of stained glass with representations of an ox. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The church in Sluipwijk on the 's-Gravenbroekseweg dates from 1862/1863. It replaced a 16th century church, which was so dilapidated around 1860 that it had to be demolished. The tower on the church is of a later date, from 1883.

Dutch Reformed Church. Simple Gothic church from 1794 with a bell spire above the west facade from 1869. Internal oak pulpit (recently painted pastel) with sounding board. Bell tower with bell by N. Rogier, 1629, diam. 110.5 cm. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock, ca. 1870. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Around 1860, the committee for the Foundation of a Reformed Church of Lemele and Archem was established. At that time, the inhabitants of Lemele still had to walk about nine kilometres to Ommen to attend church services on Sundays. This proved to be too much of a task for many people. The efforts of the committee paid off. On 21 May 1865, the Koepelkerk was consecrated. This soon proved to be too small and after several renovations, it was decided to build a new church at the end of the 1930s. This was put into use in January 1940.

Dutch Reformed Church. Hall building from 1649, restored and provided with a new front facade in 1849. Above the facade a bell tower. Along the side walls buttresses, pointed arch windows with bevelled jambs and natural stone sills with drip moulding profile. Interior: flat ceiling. Bell tower with clock by J. Burgerhuys, 1652.