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Large modern round church, with a freestanding rectangular tower, containing two bells. This Roman Catholic church has also been used by the Reformed Church (Liberated) since 2000. In the autumn of 2010, this church building was officially sold to the Reformed Church (Liberated). The Roman Catholic St. Lidwina parish has merged with the Roman Catholic parish of St. Antonius van Padua, with a (beautiful) church on Wilhelminaplein in Best. The parish church of St. Lidwina (1965, L. de Bever), on Raadhuisstraat 209, was closed for Roman Catholic worship in the summer of 2009. From 2000, the Reformed Church (Liberated) held services in the Roman Catholic St. Lidwina church. Since the autumn of 2010, the building has officially only been used as the Reformed Church (Liberated), with the name "Lidwinakerk". In 2010, the church community decided to buy the Roman Catholic church building.

Interesting Reformed church building without tower. Church building under construction from 1898. In 1940 provided with a second gallery. The building was renovated in 1980. In 2000 a major renovation was carried out on the stained glass. This was completely removed and replaced after restoration. During the work the bridge rods also turned out to be rotten and the outer walls between the windows were also in such a poor condition that they also had to be repaired. After the work was completed, the entire interior of the building was repainted. The extension on the right-hand side dates from 1991-1992.

Hall church without tower. Built as a Reformed Church in 1863. In 1945 Reformed Church (Liberated).

Founded in 1946, this building was purchased in 1952. In 1975, a new church hall was put into use next to the old building.

Former Reformed Church (Liberated). After renovation, now Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Built as a Reformed Church. Inaugurated on Thursday 17 Dec. 1903. Since 1953 in use as the Reformed Church (Liberated). After the merger in 2023 NGK. In the 1970s a meeting room was added to the rear of the church.

Characteristic Tjeerd Kuipers church with tower. Built as a Reformed Church. Expansion of the church in 1918-1919, also under the leadership of Tj. Kuipers. The church has been used by the Reformed Church (Liberated) since 1945, and was renovated again in 1948. Around 1998, the church was renovated on the inside. During this renovation, the organ console was raised. This created extra space under the church hall (the church is located on a rampart, which means that there is a considerable difference in height between the front and back of the church hall) where extra meeting space was created.

Sober reconstruction church without a tower. Built as the Reformed Church (Liberated) since the merger in 2023 with the NGK.

Modern church without tower. Replaced an older Reformed evangelism room.

From the autumn of 2003, liberations took place and due to fundamental difficulties with the course of the Reformed Church (liberated), members of the congregation liberated themselves. The Reformed Church in Lansingerland started as the Reformed Church in Berkel and Rodenrijs / Bergschenhoek. This name was due to the fact that the first liberations took place in these places (in Berkel and Rodenrijs on 4 September and in Bergschenhoek on 27 September 2003). The members of both congregations together formed one congregation. The official institution (by the election and confirmation of three elders and two deacons) took place on 23 November 2003. During and after this period, there was an influx of members who liberated themselves in surrounding, but also in more distant places such as Amstelveen and Hoofddorp. As a result, the congregation increasingly became a regional congregation. In mid-2020, the congregation has around 250 members. Initially, church services were held in the Multi-Functional Space on the Anthuriumsingel in Berkel en Rodenrijs. When this space quickly became too small, after some wandering around at various buildings in Bleiswijk, the sports hall 'De Sterrenhal' on the Wilgenlaan in Berkel en Rodenrijs could be used for many years. On Saturday evenings, the sports hall was prepared for church services by several members of the congregation and after the second church service the hall was cleared out again. The catechisms, associations and other meetings were held in the building 'De Tupper' at Kerkstraat 31 in Bleiswijk. From March 2016, the Auditorium, belonging to the former vegetable auction in Bleiswijk, could be used for the weekly church services. Setting up and clearing away the church hall was therefore a thing of the past. From 2013 onwards, the desire grew within the community for its own church building as a central address for church services, catechisms and association life. Organised evangelism could also be started from there. It turned out to be feasible to finance our own church building. In 2015, we were able to start the new construction and since October 2016, with deep gratitude to the LORD, Who made all this possible, we have been the user of the church building at Rembrandtlaan 42 in Bleiswijk.