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In 1819, the Mennonite communities of Obergum, Rasquert and Den Hoorn founded a new church in Mensingeweer. But when the province of Groningen planned a road in the fifties of the 20th century on the site of the church building and parsonage, they moved to Eenrum where a new church building was built on the J.J.Willingestraat. The name of the community then became: "Mennonite community of Mensingeweer in Eenrum".

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.

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

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

Small hall church without tower. Replaced adjacent church house. Destroyed by fire in 1983, subsequently restored.

The Mennonite Church of Makkum is a monumental church building in Makkum.

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.”

Rather inconspicuous, but architecturally interesting, modern church without a tower.

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

Mennonite Meeting House. Largely wooden building with hipped roof from 1680, in 1873 provided with a monumental brick front facade (in the west) and a brick side facade (on the south side). In the interior galleries on three sides (west, south and north). Pulpit, two copper lecterns, two copper stands for chandeliers and two copper chandeliers, 18th century. Mahogany lectern, 19th century. The pulpit is located in the (northern) focal wall. Opposite, against the south wall, on the gallery, the organ.