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Octagonal reconstruction church without tower.

Modern church, built to replace an older Reformed church building from 1918-1919. When the Protestant community was formed, it was also decided to give the churches names. From 1 January 2005, the former Dutch Reformed Church is called "Janskerk" and the former Reformed Church is called Church Centre "De Rank".

Reformed Church (liberated) until 1968.

Striking new church in the southwestern district of Hoogzandveld.

Modern church without tower. Built as Reformed Church Liberated. The church building on Gentiaan became too small and no longer met the requirements. On March 16, 2002, a new church was put into use at De Bogaard 2, also called De Rank. The new church was designed by the architectural firm De Velde & Dekker in Kampen. The old church has been sold. (48-02) The municipality works intensively with the Dutch Reformed Good Shepherd Church . From 2018, all church services will be joint. One week in the building of De Rank, the other week in the building of the Good Shepherd Church. The aim is to continue as a cooperative municipality in the coming period.

In 1965, the Reformed sub-community De Rank was founded. They bought the former canteen barracks of the Conrad camp, a camp intended for repatriates from Indonesia. The wooden barrack church was called Boskarkie. The group now has 750 members. In 1982, Bethel was founded, an Evangelical Community. It held its meetings in a small room behind a house. This group has 140 members. The space became too small for both churches. A twin church was built elsewhere, in which each has a church hall and ancillary rooms. The new building De Rank was put into use on 27 October 2002. The new church of the Evangelical Community a few weeks earlier. The Dutch Reformed Church De Rank is located at Ebbinge Wubbenlaan 41-a. And the Evangelical Community Bethel has the address Ebbinge Wubbenlaan 41-b. (49-03/50-03)

Built as a church of the Reformed Community of Nuenen (Dutch Reformed + Reformed Church together) 1998-1999. Now a church of the Protestant (PKN) Church of Nuenen. Architecturally and functionally successful modern church. Previously, for larger celebrations, for which the historic NH Van Gogh church was too small, the former RK Chapel of Huize De Vank, near (west of) De Regenboog, was used. An earlier church by architect I. Povse was the Kruiskerk in Geleen-Oost.

In 1971, the initiative was taken in the then new Merenwijk district to establish an ecumenical church centre (Dutch Reformed Church, Reformed Church and Roman Catholic Church).

The church building De Regenboog was built as a Reformed Church in 1972; it replaced a smaller building on the same site. The architect of De Regenboog, Arco Cooiman, opted for a symbolic and at the same time functional design. You enter the church through the meeting room, called the Voorhof. He also wanted you to be able to look outside while sitting in the church. In 2016, De Regenboog was renovated and redecorated, using furniture from the Trefpuntkerk in Alkmaar, which closed in early 2016.

On 6 February 2011, the De Regenboog Church Centre was put into use. The first plans for the construction of this church centre date from 2003. The Protestant Community had been using the De Triangel school building since 2000 and wanted a larger building. The Reformed Community was looking for a replacement for the Het Anker building in Stadsweiden. The collaboration between both parishes led to the laying of the first stone for the jointly used building in April 2010.