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Hall church with roof turret. Beautiful interior with important organ.

Beautiful hall church in neo-Romanesque forms. No tower. In 2006, the 100th anniversary of this church building was festively commemorated. In 2021, this church is still in use for church services, despite some gradual decline in the number of members.

Characteristic Reformed church building. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Reformed Church, the memorial book Ik ferkundig je jim Kristus was published . This book describes how the church was founded in 1851 as the Christian Separated Congregation of Westergeest. In 1892, the church became part of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. The name then changed to Reformed Church of Westergeest. Later, the name changed to Reformed Church of Zwagerveen and Reformed Church of Kollumerzwaag. The names Westergeest, Zwagerveen and Kollumerzwaag for one and the same place were somewhat confusing. Until 1929, this part of Kollumerzwaag belonged to Westergeest. In 1929, it became an independent village with the name Zwagerveen. And so the church was no longer called Reformed Church of Westergeest, but Reformed Church of Zwagerveen. In 1972, the villages of Kollumerzwaag, Zandbulten and Zwagerveen merged under the name Kollumerzwaag. Since 1972, the church has also been called the Reformed Church of Kollumerzwaag. The first church was built in 1851 on the same spot as it is now. In 1894, this church proved to be too small and the church building from 1851 was demolished and replaced by a larger one. In 1925, this church building was also too small. It was replaced by the current church building. The architect was Ane Nauta (1882-1946). In 2008, the church building underwent a major renovation. The pews were replaced by chairs. The wooden floor was removed and replaced by tiles. The liturgical centre was also renovated. Only the lower part of the old pulpit was preserved. A new communion table, a new kneeling bench, a new lectern and a new baptismal font were added. The church was put back into use on 7 September 2008.

Neo-Gothic hall church without tower. Renovation 1936, new front building 1981, extension in 1991.

Modern church without tower. It replaced a church demolished in 1978. Reformed Church of Nijega, Opeinde and De Tike. The organ was built in 1989 by the firm Sicco Steendam (Warffum). Pipework from the previous organ of this church, which was delivered in 1913 by the firm L. van Dam & Zonen in Leeuwarden, was used for this.

Hall church with roof turret.

Former stew, now out of use. The local Reformed Church was founded in 1878. In 1895 a new church building was put into use.

The Ontmoetingskerk was built in 1967 to a design by architect ir LRT Oskam. The church replaced the old reformed church on the Notenlaan.

There has been a church on this site before . This church was last used on 27 May 1934 and then demolished by the parishioners. On 7 November 1934, the current church was put into use. The opening service took place on 16 January 1935.

Late neo-Gothic church with roof turret. Nickname "Church on the Hill".