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Mennonite church with extensions. The church has a neck gable dated 1857; heavily framed entrance. On either side service buildings under a saddle roof with a shield in front and behind and chimneys above. Six-pane windows. Cast iron fence along the church grounds. Pavement posts of the service buildings. Single manual organ, made in 1881 by Bakker and Timmenga.

Mennonite Church. Hall church under hipped roof from 1841. Front facade finished by cornice with classical frieze. Entrance framed by pediment. Organ by the firm L. van Dam & Zonen from 1916.

After having used the White Church of the Liberal Reformed Church for many years, the Mennonite community opened its own church building in 1967.

The Bolsward clandestine church is located behind the building line of the buildings in the street. Built in 1809 and expanded and embellished from 1848 to 1855. Framed entrance (all mid-19th century). With a roof turret.

Built as a Mennonite Church. Small hall church without a tower.

The Doopsgezinde Kerk (Mennonite Church) in Almelo was built in 1684. In 1732, the church was expanded and the current facade was added. The building was restored in 1978. It is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Mennonites were not allowed to build their churches on public roads. They often held their church services in an ordinary house or a clandestine church. That is why this inconspicuous building is half hidden behind the sexton's house. It was the meeting place of the Frisian community that united with the Waterland movement in Edam in 1742. The Vermaning was built in 1702 after a previous church building on the same site was seriously damaged by fire in 1699. The interior has an oak interior from the 18th century.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Mennonite believers were tolerated by the local government. The government allowed Mennonite communities to build their own church, but these were not allowed to be on the public road. In practice, this usually meant that a house was built for the church. In Joure there is no longer a house in front of the church hall, but the small square in front of the church is a reminder of the situation in the 17th century. The church building on Midstraat dates from 1824.”

In 1895 Bakker & Timmenga built a new organ for the Mennonite Church in Veenwouden. The same firm restored the work in 1981. In June 1981 the organ could be put back into use.

Mennonite Church. Simple hall building according to the facade stone from 1838. Two weather vanes, a ship and a horse.