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Initially the name was "Gereformeerde Kerk van Nieuw Dordrecht". At the end of 1938 a proposal was made to change this name to "Gereformeerde kerk van Klazienaveen". "Among the incoming documents at the meeting of 14 November 1939 a letter stating that the name change has been approved." At a meeting of 22 April 1891 in Nieuw Amsterdam there was a proposal: "with regard to the matter of Nieuw-Dordrecht the church council expresses the wish that, given the circumstances, it is necessary to establish an independent congregation". The church was initially given the name of Nieuw Dordrecht, because a brother wanted to build the church at cafe Lufting on the road from Klazienaveen to Nieuw Dordrecht.

On the border with Drenthe (Havelterberg). The neighborhood association has an agreement with the Protestant Community of Steenwijk that the church building is used free of charge every Sunday morning for church services that fall under its authority.

The history of the Reformed Church in Goudswaard goes back to around 1912, when a few people met in the Christian school to read a sermon together on Sunday. From May 1913, they met in the attic of a house. In 1928, a church building was built at Molendijk 84. It was put into use on 13 December 1928. The number of seats was around 200. In 1935, a pipe organ was installed in the church building. When the Germans flooded a considerable part of the Hoeksche Waard in 1944, the church building also filled up. In 1945, the church building was occupied again, but the organ had to be replaced due to the large amount of moisture. In 1960, the organ was restored and expanded. In 1967, the church building was extended by a few metres and provided with a meeting room. The consistory room was also renovated and the organ was placed above the new pulpit. This creates space for approximately 30 seats on the gallery. On 16 June 1967, the church building is put back into use. In 1986, the meeting room is demolished and a new, larger one is built. In 1996, the interior is renovated, bringing the number of seats to 220.

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

On 11 December 1913, 'De Gereformeerde Kerk te Nieuwlande' was instituted. On 8 June 1914, the first stone was laid and in August of that year 'Eben Haëzer' was put into use. The well-known reformed resistance fighter Johannes Post hid people in hiding in this church during the Second World War. The hiding place can still be seen. The Stichting Het Drentse Landschap will investigate whether the church can be preserved in some way. Nieuwlande played a special role in the war and received a Yad Vashem award for it. Of course, Nieuwlande wants to keep that past alive. 'The new destination for the reformed church in the village can play an important role in this'. It is not without reason that the church is located on the Johannes Poststraat.

The organ case dates from around 1820 and was built by G. Pike (the case stood in Mottram, Longdendale, UK). The pipes of the main work date from 1864 and were built by JC Banfield. The pipes of the swell work date from 1902 and were built by Kingsgate Musical Instruments. The pipework comes from Derby, UK Baptist Church, Pear Tree Road. In 1997 the organ was placed in De Krim by the firm FR Feenstra, the interior (1864 / 1902) was placed in the organ case (1820).

Church building from 1970 with 166 seats, replacing an earlier building. It was put into use on 23 September 1970 with 160 seats. As of 1 January 2014, Breda became a department of the municipality of Dordrecht. As of 1 September 2015, the municipality of Breda was dissolved and became a "classical drop-in centre" with evangelism activities. The members of Breda have become members of the municipality of Dordrecht. Dordrecht also remains the mother municipality of the "post Breda".

Small church hall.

Small neo-Gothic church with a new, modern facade from 1975.

Nice hall church with roof turret. Demolished for new construction in 2001.