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The current neo-Romanesque St. Anthony Abbot Church in Overasselt is one of the characteristic works from the later period of the oeuvre of the architect Carl Weber, in which he drew on late Romanesque architecture in the Rhineland.

Roman Catholic church of St. Anthony Abbot because of the two-manual organ with attached pedal, made by M. van Deventer in 1754, expanded by FC Smits in 1854, originally for the Roman Catholic church in Velp (N.-B.), placed in the Roman Catholic church in Schaijk in 1971.

Interesting neoclassical church with historic tower. After the Reformation, the committee that was set up to prepare the construction of the Catholic church in Loenen received permission from King Willem II on 13 February 1846 to start construction. The king gave a subsidy of 6,000 guilders on condition that the church would be built by Waterstaat. The total cost of the church amounted to fl. 13,332.--. The Hackfort family (Kasteel ter Horst) donated a newly built parsonage as well as the land for the church, garden and cemetery, but on condition that they would have the first two pews of the new church at their disposal and that they would have the right to make their own family burial vault in the cemetery. The “Horsten benches” are still in the church. The coats of arms of the Hackfort family and the Van Wijnbergen family are on the doors.

The Heilige Antonius Abt (Anthony Abbot) was erected in 1886 and extended in 1928 and 1951. It has its origin in a 17th century chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot. It is currently listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.

Important early neo-Gothic church with tower, which is crowned by a unique iron spire. In 1854, the St. Anthony's Church in Overlangel was built, designed by architect Wilhelmus Jacobus van Vogelpoel. This church replaced the St. Anthony's Chapel in Overlangel. Van Vogelpoel used a neo-Gothic architectural style. In September 1854, the church was consecrated by Bishop Joannes Zwijsen.

In the standard work Kerkinterieurs in Nederland (Church Interiors in the Netherlands), Herman Wesselink calls the Antonius Abtkerk "one of the most remarkable churches from the interbellum. (...) The church interior (can) be considered a highlight of Dutch Roman Catholic ecclesiastical art from the twentieth century." (Antonius Abtkerk. Highlight of ecclesiastical mosaic art. In Kerkinterieurs in Nederland, pp. 316-319. Wbooks, 2016. The church was created under the influence of the innovative artist group De Violier. In this group, JE Brom, architect Joseph Cuypers (1861 - 1949) and A. Molkenboer (1872-1960) worked together, among others.

Sober neo-Gothic church with tower. Restored in the 1990s. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Roman Catholic parish church of St. Antonius Abt from 1891. Three-aisled, neo-Gothic basilica without transept. Front tower with incurved spire. Interior with brick cross-ribbed vaults. Characteristic work in the oeuvre of architect Caspar Franssen (1860-1932), a pupil of Pierre Cuypers. Inventory from the construction period is still partly present. This church is listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.

Roman Catholic Church from 1925, dedicated to St. Anthony Abbot, designed by architect ir. F. Franssen. The church is located on the corner with the Heytmorgen. The Traditionalist architecture with Neo-Romanesque elements is partly based on early Christian architecture.

Village church with tower. Destroyed by war actions 1944-1945, restored 1949.