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Church built in 1959 and expanded for the last time in 2000. n 1974 the organ was replaced by a Johannus organ

Nice reconstruction church with roof turret. The stained glass windows (glass artist Wim Korteweg, Dordrecht) are left and right in the front of the church.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, several people from Elspeet and the surrounding area left the Dutch Reformed Church. In 1914, these people formed a branch of the Reformed Church in Barneveld. On 10 September 1919, this branch became independent. In the same year, a simple church was put into use on the Nachtegaalweg. In 1938, a new church building was built on the same site. Due to the growth of the community and the many holidaymakers in the summer months, the number of seats was significantly expanded in both 1976 and 1993.

Congregation founded in 1945. Church building put into use on 21 December 1955 to replace a previous church building (barn). The number of seats at the time of putting into use was around 130. The church hall was renovated in 2023. In 1972 a new organ was put into use, built by the firm Blank & Zoon in Herwijnen.

Church reconstructed in 1968.

Community that emerged around 1932 from the Old Reformed Community of Rev. L. Boone. After initially meeting in a home, church services were soon moved to café De Kroon in the Voorstraat. In 1939, it was decided to build a new church building in the Voorstraat on the site of two homes. The church building was already put into use on 7 July 1939. The number of seats was then 134.

Hall church without tower. In 1952 the church building was put into use with 120 seats. After the flood disaster of 1953 the church building was restored, among other things new pews were added and the church building was painted. Expansion in 1990 with a meeting room.

Former gymnastics building. On April 23, 1993, the gymnastics building became the property of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands (Krimpen aan den IJssel) . A building committee was formed and an architect was approached to make it a worthy church building. On March 23, 1994, the first pile was driven into the ground for the major renovation. On Sunday evening, September 4, 1994, Rev. Mallan took the church building into use.

Characteristic hall church without tower. Built as a Reformed Church. The construction of this church cost ƒ 4,830.54. In 1979, the Reformed Church community took the newly built Ontmoetingskerk into use. In the last service of the Reformed Church in this building, the emeritus minister, ds. Visser, presided. After the amen, he said, while closing the pulpit Bible: "We are leaving the old church, but we are taking God's Word with us." He then walked down the pulpit with the pulpit Bible under his arm. The building on Rijkestraat was transferred to the Reformed Church in the Netherlands in 1979. Before that, they had worshipped in the building on Rijkestraat 54 , but that had become too small.