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The Roman Catholic Church of St. Barbara, protected because of a bell, dedicated to St. Elisabeth, cast by Jan Tolhuis in 1555 and originating from the former St. Janskerk and the organ with two manuals and pedal made in 1861 by CGF Witte from Utrecht, moved to the current church building in 1886. The organ was restored in 1971 by the Verschueren company from Heythuysen. During that restoration, the organ was expanded with a free pedal that is of no value from the point of view of monument conservation. During a subsequent restoration in 1992 by the Steendam company from Roodeschool, the pedal from 1971 was removed again.

The church was restored in the years 2002-2005. A new organ was installed in the Roman Catholic Titus Brandsma Church in Oss, originating from a Protestant church. The old organ from 1968 was sold to the church of Dreumel.

Built as Roman Catholic church St. Barbara. Interesting reconstruction church without tower. In the Kakert district. Replaced an emergency church .

St. Barbara's Church, built in the style of traditionalism. The church was built in 1895 to a design by Jac. van Groenendael jr. The church is situated in the immediate vicinity of the former rectory and the guesthouse.

The Sint Barbarakerk is a catholic emergency church from 1950 that was never replaced in a later period. The church is decorated with beautiful wood carvings and sculptures, made by emeritus pastor and sculptor Omer Gielliet. The statues of this artist can be found in many places in the Netherlands and Belgium. In and around the church, in the Europastraat, many of his statues stand and hang, including a crucifix made from a 10,000 year old tree trunk. On the facade of the church hang portraits of celebrities such as Pope John XXIII, Bishop Bekkers, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Along the path to the church are six sculptures and to the right of the path are the twelve apostles.

Important church in the style of the Delft School with a massive bell tower. The tower has a special design, as it has a semicircular extension against the south facade. This gives the tower an unexpectedly expressive character. It is correct, as the monument register states, that this extension serves the staircase that leads to the flat on the tower. But the remarkable design of the tower undoubtedly also has a symbolic background. It probably refers to the role that the tower plays in the martyrdom of Saint Barbara. Her pagan father, Dioscurus, locked Barbara in a tower to protect her from the many young men who sought her hand. The St. Barbara is virtually the only church by architect AJN Boosten above the major rivers (another was the (demolished) H. Sacrament in Arnhem). The interior of the St. Barbara Church contains an important series of stained glass windows.

Built as a Roman Catholic church for the village of Vreeswijk. Characteristic late neo-Gothic church with tower and roof turret. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Saint Barnabas, 1852-1854 by WJ van Vogelpoel. Neoclassical beige CHURCH with elements borrowed from the Baroque in the facade: on the door or cornice abutting higher middle part with pilasters and pediment. The side parts of the facade have swiveling crowns. Originally a single-manual organ, made in 1845 by Stulting and Maarschalkerweerd. In 1880 he started his career with M. Maarschalkerweerd. Clock chair with clock by Petit and Fritsen, ca. 1854, diam. 41.9 cm. Small house clock, has been taken out of use.

Large, late neo-Gothic church with a defining high tower of 76 m, making it the highest church tower in the Westland.

The oldest part of the church dates from the 13th century. Internal wall remains of the single-nave church from that time still remain. The lower part of the tower dates from the 14th century, as does the Gothic choir and single chapel on the north side. The tower was possibly raised in the 15th century. The chapel on the north side was enlarged in 1717 to a complete north aisle. The nave and choir were also raised. The tower was given a classicist entrance gate. When the parish became independent in 1845, a sacristy and a baptismal chapel were added to the north side. In 1923, the neo-Gothic south aisle was added on a plinth of Kunrade stone according to plans by architect Heurkens. In 1958, the tower was restored, in 1964-'65 the rest of the church. (Source: [1]