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Characteristic Reformed church building with tower. In December 1925, the architect's first construction drawings were on the church council table. Initially, no one thought about a church tower, because it had to be as cheap as possible. The budget indicated approximately 34,000 guilders. Wasn't a wooden church cheaper anyway?! Moreover, the exact location had not yet been determined, because permission had not yet been obtained due to the canal that had to be dug. In the meantime, the architect simply continued calculating and thinking and came to the church council with a construction drawing of the Reformed Zuiderkerk in Emmen, which, including central heating, cost approximately 50,000 guilders, but then you also had a tower! Initially, it was decided – in order to save 6,000 guilders – to leave out the central heating and the tower, but the plans for the construction of an emergency church or a wooden church had also been thrown overboard. When the building permit was finally granted, it was decided to build a church with a tower after all, and construction company Nanning Bulthuis from Buitenpost in Friesland could start. The job was done for fl. 40,500 and the paintwork cost about fl. 2,500. In addition, a horse stable was built at the church for those who came to church by horse and cart. On either side of the main entrance of the church, a small memorial stone was bricked in: to the left of the entrance with the text 'Gebouwd' and to the right of it with '1926'.

Modern hall church from 1996 with roof turret. J. Fierloos from Goes made the design. In 2009, the church again proved to be too small. The church hall was enlarged. And a new church council room was added. On Friday, January 12, 2011, the expanded church was put back into use.

The church building from 1968 replaced the small church from 1907 on the Bonenburgerlaan. That building was converted into a home. On 25 January 1969, the church designed by architect Zeger Wijnands was put into use, but this church building later turned out to be too small. In July 2002, an extension was started. Architect G. Scholte made the design. (48-02) In 2009, the back room was converted into a youth centre. This room can also be added to the church hall. In 2014, the interior of the church hall was renovated. The walls were painted white and the floor and lighting were replaced.

When the new Reformed Church (Liberated) was put into use in 1978, the Reil organ from 1973 was taken from the old building to the new one. However, the organ did not meet the requirements in that larger church. In the spring of 2005, the Blank organ from the closed Chr. Geref. Church of Bussum was purchased. Organ builder Steendam took care of the relocation and restoration. The old Reil organ from Ermelo is going to Haarlem. On 1 December 2006, the organ in Ermelo was festively put into use. (54-05/57-07)

Modern church with tower in the hamlet of Kinderdijk-Middelweg.

Built as Dutch Reformed Church. Hall church with roof turret. Extension in 1991 with front building, extension in 2003 of the association building 't Anker.

The Rehobothkerk is a Protestant church built in 1914 and expanded in 1939. It replaced an earlier church from 1850.

Reconstruction church without tower.

Interesting church with tower.

Modern church without tower. Early in October 1993, the work on the new church building on the Gerbrandyweg had progressed to the point where it could be used. On Sunday 10 October 1993, it was the first time since 15 June 1980 that the Reformed Church in the Netherlands (Gouda) could meet in its own church building. The official opening took place on Wednesday 20 October 1993.