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Large neo-church with tower. Expansion and renovation in 1927.

Dutch Reformed Church. Simple hall church, dated on a foundation stone on the front facade: 1819. On the high, tiled hipped roof a wooden bell tower, according to the VL originating from a farm in Ouddorp. The church, which has a barrel vault and tie beams, has among other things a pulpit, first quarter 19th century; an organ case, 1827; a copper lectern from the time of the pulpit; a gallery with a draught portal from the time of construction; an elder's bench, also from the time of construction and a copper crown, late 17th century. Bell tower with bell by Gebr. van Bergen, 1912, diam. 62 cm.

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

Built as a Reformed Church. Hall church without tower in Amsterdam School style.

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.

This reformed church on the Utrechtseweg in Renkum was put into use on 8 August 1928. The first stone had been laid the year before, on 2 December 1927. The building served as a replacement for a church from 1889 on the Molenweg. Design sketches date back to 1925 and were published as intended for a church in nearby Oosterbeek. It is likely that this is the same church. These sketches were much more daring and are much more in line with the expressive Amsterdam School than the final result. Due to war damage, the building is no longer original in all places and some additions have been made to the rear.

Reformed Church from 1882 to 1945. Since 1945 Reformed Church (Liberated).

Replaced the Reformed Church from 1893. Rectangular hall church, built in 1962-1963 by the architect Minderhoud. On the roof an open bell tower crowned by a fish. In 1989 extended with service rooms. Organ by A. Hunter from 1878, originating from Ipswich and placed in this church in 1987.

The Reformed Church in Rottevalle, like the rectory next door, was built in 1937 to a design by T. van der Kooi from Drachten in a building style characteristic of the thirties. The church shows strong similarities with the Reformed Church in Twijzel. The church replaces a church building from 1874, the memorial stone of which is built into the outer wall of the extension of the meeting room with the inscription: "EBENHAEZER / (...) / on 1 March 1874, the first stone was laid at this building. / (...) //. The church is set well back from the public road and is separated from it by a garden wall with a pipe that runs along the front of the parsonage. The church garden thus created is furnished with lawns on either side of the access path and separated from the adjacent plots by privet hedges. The church was modified at the rear in 1950 and 1971 by enlarging the consistory, meeting rooms and modifying the front hall.

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.