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Built as a Reformed Church in the Charlois district in Rotterdam-Zuid. Characteristic church building, with tower, designed by architect Tjeerd Kuipers. Later in the context of Samen op Weg in shared use by the Ned. Herv. Kerk. Since the early 2000s, this Bethel Church has been one of the churches of the Charlois district of the Protestant Community of Rotterdam Zuid (PgRZ).

Also called Anchor Church. The CGK at the Duinrustplein (1954, W. de Jonge) was preceded by a wooden predecessor , originating from Valkenburg (ZH). That emergency church was at the Bestevaerweg. But for those who want to look for it: that street was then in a different place than it is today!

Simple hall church without tower in traditional style, founded in 1917 according to a foundation stone in the front facade. Rising masonry, renewed or clad in later times. In the front facade a climbing round arch frieze. One-manual organ, made around 1900 by J. Proper (Kampen), restored in 2004 by the firm Gebr. Reil (Heerde).

Second Bethel Church in Enschede. Replaced the Bethel Church on Haaksbergerstraat, which was destroyed by an Allied bombing raid on 22 February 1944.

Built as a Reformed Church in Leerdam-West. Interesting modern church with a small tower.

The Bethel Church, a reformed church. On the ground floor there is a kitchen and a practice room for music clubs. The actual church hall is on the first floor. The building is still in use by the Reformed Church.

In the 19th and early 20th century there were a few families in Bodegraven who read a sermon at home on Sundays. After a while they started doing this together. Before the institution in 1925, religious services were held in a building on Kerkstraat , later on Oud Bodegraafseweg [the so-called Rooiekoolkerk] and later still on Willemstraat [behind the Reformed Church]. In the summer of 1925 Mr. P. Zaal reported that he was having two houses built in the new Koningsstraat with a “room” in between to hold church services. This “little church” had 100 seats. Spaciously built for the 31 members and 59 baptized members in 1926.

Reformed Church of Tricht-Geldermalsen, founded in 1845. Initially, the members of the Reformed Church met in a flax barn in the Kerkstraat in Tricht. In 1934, a new church with 400 seats was put into use in Tricht. The building became too small and in 1969 a new church with 700 seats was built on the Tunnelweg in Geldermalsen. That church also became too small. In the summer of 2001, the first pile was driven for a new church on the Laan van Leeuwenstein. On 6 February 2003, it was officially put into use and was named Bethel Church. The architectural firm RoosRos in Oud-Beijerland made the design. There is room for 1224 churchgoers and if necessary, it can be expanded to 1600 seats. An electronic organ was used temporarily. But organ builder Bogaard built a permanent organ with 32 or 34 stops.

Rather inconspicuous building without a tower.

Large modern church with a metal tower built in1972. It was renovated in 2001.