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Three-sided closed hall church with round arch windows, built in 1862. Single-manual organ by Bakker & Timmenga (Leeuwarden) from 1908.

In Kollumerzwaag a Mennonite community was founded between 1600 and 1620. At the beginning of the 19th century this community declined and was threatened with dissolution. Around 1816 the Vermaning was demolished and rebuilt in 1816 in Zwaagwesteinde. There was not a single church there at the time. After the death of Rev. Bosma the community ceased to exist in 1844. The Vermaning was sold and converted into a smithy. Later it became two workers' houses and in 1934 family doctor Noordhof bought the old Vermaning, had it demolished and built his doctor's house on the foundation.

Frontage of the Mennonite Church. Above the gate passage, next to which two six-pane windows, floor with three such windows. Facade closed off by block moulding. Hidden church in a three-sided closed hall building covered by a barrel vault from 1829. Simple pulpit. Originally a single-manual organ made in 1872 by the Gebr. Adema from Leeuwarden. Modified in 1920 by Bakker and Timmenga.

Church building 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.

Hall church in neo-Romanesque style without tower. Out of use as a church building NPB 1948. Then in use as a church of the Mennonite Community. The roof turret, present on the old black and white image, disappeared decades ago.

In 1996, the beautiful church from 1853 was demolished because it had become too expensive to maintain. The adjacent buildings, which were also owned by the Mennonite Community, were then restored and converted into a new church.

The Doopsgezinde Kerk (Mennonite Church) was initially built as a clandestine church in 1617. In 1856, the buildings on the Koningsweg that hid the church from view were demolished and the church came into view. In 1854, the church received its current facade with round-arched windows. This facade was designed by CW Bruinvis, city archivist of Alkmaar. It is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Simple hall church without tower. Inaugurated on 19 February 1928.

Hall church in neo-Romanesque forms, with a roof turret on the front facade. Since 2010 (after the Mennonite Meeting House in IJmuiden was decommissioned), this has been the Mennonite Church for "De IJmond". In 2012, extensive attention was paid to the centenary of this church building. Among other things, with an exhibition about the Danish artist Thorvaldsen.