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In the night of 6 to 7 January 1654, De Rijp was shocked by a raging fire, which would eventually reduce a very large part of the village to ashes; 660 buildings went up in flames. The tower and the roof of the Grote Kerk were also lost. The restoration of the church was tackled with great vigour and the following year it could be put back into use.

The Grote Kerk in the centre of the South Holland town of Leerdam is a late Gothic pseudo-basilica cruciform church. The church consists of a three-aisled nave, a five-sided closed choir, a 15th-century transept and a built-in Romanesque tower from the 13th century. The choir and the sacristy date from the second half of the 15th century and both have bacon layers. During the restoration in the period 1862-1863, the church was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style. During the restoration of 1957-1960 (and also the last restoration), the church was returned to the situation before 1862.

On the site of a former burnt down church from 1842. Large church with tower. One of the largest and most monumental still existing Reformed church buildings from the period 1850 - 1950. Now PKN.

Interesting reconstruction church in traditionalist style, built under the influence of the sober Protestant church architecture of the eighteenth century and classicism. The crowning of the tower dates from 1976.

Dutch Reformed Church. Simple building of late 18th century character, with three-sided closures on the east and west sides, an extension with pediment on the north side and a heavy brick tower on the west side, the lower part of which gives the impression of being late medieval, but which otherwise dates from the 19th century. Inventory: beautifully carved pulpit with baptismal fence and decorated psalm boards in Lod. XV shapes. Richly carved organ case in transition Lod. XIV-Lod. XV. In it an organ with main work, upper work and free pedal, built in 1852 by CFA Naber (Deventer). Bell tower with bell by H. Meurs, 1604, diam. 91 cm.

Dutch Reformed Church from 1856, tending towards water board style, with historical tower. Formerly dedicated to St. Pancratius.

Built as a Reformed Church. Expansions 1766, 1801 and 1804. The Grote Kerk is closely linked to the history of the place Hoogeveen. At the beginning of the dyeing in 1631, by the General Company of the 5000 Tomorrow, it was determined that an area of 100 tomorrow had to be kept separate from peat including ground. The proceeds were for church, school and the poor.

For centuries, the tower of Monster was a familiar landmark for sailors who came into sight of the coastline. The fact that the restoration of the tower in 1662 was subsidized by the Admiralty of Rotterdam, among others, indicates the importance of the tower for shipping. Skippers and helmsmen, "living in the village of Heijde" (Ter Heijde), submitted a request to the municipal authorities of Monster in 1734. They wanted the tower not to be demolished, but to be preserved as a beacon when entering the Maas from the sea. If the tower were no longer there, all sea charts would have to be remade, according to the skippers. The tower was preserved. During a storm in 2019, no one was allowed to walk past the tower of Monster. Parts of the scaffolding, which were around the tower for a restoration, had come loose due to the wind. The fire brigade had cordoned off the area. The tower is now restored and the scaffolding has been cleared away. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Three-aisled pseudo-basilica with a three-sided choir under a slate-covered saddle roof and with a tower at the entrance, built in 1903 -1904 and designed by AHLKups.

The first stone of this church was laid in 1742 by Hector Livius van Haersma, aged 5. Because Drachten was a peat digging village at the time, the weather vane shows 3 peat pieces.