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This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Plastered hall church, remnant of the former parish church (XV) that burned down in 1612, after which around 1627 only the nave was restored. Inventory: pulpit with wooden surround and two gentlemen's pews in Lod. XV style. Two psalm boards in Lod. XVI FRAME. Series of eight stained glass windows, around 1745, restored by Schouten in 1908 and for the second time in 1963. Originally a single-manual organ, made in 1773 by JHW Bätz and expanded in 1807 by F. Friedrichs, for the Mennonite Church in Haarlem. In 1934 transferred to the Bakenesserkerk. There it was combined with the organ from 1874 by JA Strobel to form a pneumatic organ with two manuals and free pedal. In 1996 the furniture of Bätz, including a significant number of registers of Bätz and Friedrichs, was purchased by the reformed community of Oostvoorne. Restoration and reconstruction in 2000 by AH de Graaf from Leusden. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Dutch Reformed Church. Late Gothic building, substructure tower (14th century), raised 15th B; choir mid 15th; transept and chapels against the tower 15th B; nave replacing an older one, 16th. Restored ca. 1920-1934. Rectangular choir, three-aisled nave, of which the side aisles have gables with hipped roofs on each bay. Simple brick columns, barrel vaults with tie beams. Inventory: partly late Gothic choir screen, pulpit 1774, lords' pews and text boards (17th), many tombstones. In the southern transept fresco, depicting the Last Judgement, ca. 1500. Organ with main work, upper work and free pedal, made in 1860 by WH Kam (Dordrecht) for the Poor Church (Bethlehemskerk) in The Hague. Purchased in 1977, restored by Fama & Raadgever and placed in Poortugaal. In the church a bell of an anonymous founder, 1525, diam. 116.5 cm.

Brick church from the 14th century. The tower was originally separate from the church and is somewhat older. The church has a Romanesque Bentheimer stone baptismal font. Under the choir lie several mummies. Enlarged in 1849, choir built in 1915.

Freestanding brick church on a street corner, dating in its main form from 1644, with an entrance gate under a hipped roof and on the gateposts sandstone miniature castles, an entrance portal and a square bell tower on the ridge of the church. The consistory against the east facade dates according to the year in the first laid stone from 1928. To the southeast of the church lies a small cemetery.

Protestant church and bell tower of the Protestant Regional Community of Frieslands End.

Extension in 2001, rear extension.

The Dorpskerk Huizum (12th cent.) is the oldest monument of the city of Leeuwarden, has a very valuable interior and is now used for concerts, exhibitions, lectures etc. The great building with old graveyard, bier house etc, was never visited so often as nowadays. Location: Huizum Dorp 67, a 15 minutes walk from the Central Station through a nice 'green blew' area along the beautiful river Potmarge. The old village of Huizum is now surrounded by the town but is still a lovely oasis in the city. See www.dorpskerkhuizum.nl.

The village church of Aalsmeer (Dorpskerk) is a Protestant place of worship. The building was completed in 1549 and was originally a Catholic church. It became a Protestant church in 1586. It is currently protected as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

In the south of the capital of Friesland is a real village church: the John the Baptist Church of Huizum. The church has been owned by the Alde Fryske Tsjerken Foundation since 2014. The local commission organizes a range of activities. Due to its special appearance and size (180 seats), the church is also a popular location for commemorations (funerals) and for wedding ceremonies.