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The Johannes de Doperkerk is a former Roman Catholic church in the Dutch town of Meddo, built between 1863-1864.

The Johannes de Doperkerk (St. John the Baptist) is a neo-Gothic church designed by architect Carl Weber in the 19th century.The first church on this location was built in the 11th century. The current building still preserves a baptismal font from this period.

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The church in Baexem was mentioned in 1485 at least as independent of the mother church in Thorn. The oldest remains of church buildings were found during the archaeological research after the Second World War by P. Glazema. In his reconstruction, the oldest remains of a stone church were not dated, the tower was dated from around 1200. This tower remained standing until 1944. The old church was a small hall church, against which a polygonal chancel was built at some point later. The church was also enlarged at some point with a second nave. A memorial stone with the date 1576, which was built into the tower above the entrance, could indicate the renovation of the church, or the cladding of the tuff tower with marl. In 1850, the old church, with the exception of the tower, was demolished and replaced by a three-aisled neoclassical church. The church of 1850 became too small for the growing population. Therefore, in 1928, under the direction of architect Caspar Franssen, the side aisles were extended along the chancel. New sacristies and a new baptismal chapel were added next to the tower. On 15 November 1944, the tower was blown up by the retreating Germans. Almost the entire inventory was destroyed by the explosion. The bell from 1829 had already been stolen by the occupiers on 11 January 1943, the bell from 1450, cast by Jan van Asten, which was still hanging in the tower, fell to the ground during the explosion, virtually undamaged.

Modern church with tower. Consecrated 26 February 1972. Replaced an earlier Roman Catholic church building. The building is partly used as the De Vier Trappen Health Centre.

Modern church with a detached tower, built to replace a neo-Romanesque church from 1870 on the Reijerskoop, which was closed in 1971 due to dilapidation and demolished in 1974.

St. John the Baptist's Church is a late Gothic choir with a three-sided closure, 16th century. Internal corbels with sculpted heads and as the final piece of the vault a wooden bust of St. John the Baptist. Vault paintings. The inventory includes a Crucifix, 16th century, a Madonna statue, 16th century and three statues of St. John the Baptist, respectively 15th, 16th and 19th centuries. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Neo-Romanesque church with tower. Forms a beautiful ensemble with all the preserved outbuildings and the cemetery behind the church.

Fairly sober late neo-Gothic church with tower, which is a defining feature of Katwijk aan den Rijn. Replaced an earlier early neo-Gothic church.