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Important Bossche School church, with an interesting history. It replaced an earlier Bossche School church, which partially collapsed in 1968. New church (1972-1973) designed by Nico van der Laan. This was officially blessed on 14 April 1973 by Bishop Mgr. Bluijssen. Interior with murals by the painter Th. Stravinsky (1907-1989). In this second church a new Pels & Van Leeuwen organ from 1972. The church building is now (2012) part of the parish of St. Mary, to which almost all the parish churches of Den Bosch are affiliated. The Sint Lucas church was built in 1972 to a design by architect Nico van der Laan in the style of the Bossche School. The church from 1972 is a replacement for a church building from 1962 on the same site that partially collapsed in 1968 and was subsequently demolished . The St. Lucas Church is designed as a square church and has a square floor plan and a flat roof. On the southeast side of the building there is a freestanding bell tower. The parsonage (northwest side) and parish hall (southwest side) connected by connecting members belong to the old church from 1958 and were incorporated into the 1972 design. Van der Laan was inspired by Stonehenge for the design of the church. On the outside this can be seen in the rhythmic placement of the high windows in the facade, which blurs the boundary between inside and outside. The Stonehenge system has been implemented on the inside of the building. The interior consists of an undivided hall in which three large freestanding wall sections, set up as double pillars, have been placed that indicate the center of the church. These wall sections were inspired by the so-called trilithons that stand in the center of Stonehenge. The trilithons are decorated with paintings by the French-Russian artist Théodore Stravinsky. (1907-1989). The interior is characterized by a modest design and finish. Both the pews and the altar are executed in the Bossche School style, which creates a unity between the interior and the building.

There was an emergency church here. In 1951 it was replaced by the current interesting reconstruction church.

Interbellum church with roof turret in neo-Gothic forms. The church replaced a Gothic church, of which only the freestanding tower remained. It is a simple so-called people's church with a wide nave from the interbellum. The historical tower is on the left behind the current church building.

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

Neo-Gothic church with tower and roof turret. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Hall church with outbuildings and openwork bell tower, all grouped around a forecourt. The design by J. Sluijmer (Enschede) in modernist and functionalist forms is in line with the renewed liturgical guidelines surrounding the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. A plan from 2008 to demolish this church and build a smaller church with apartments had not yet been carried out in 2016, and was later also abandoned. In the late 2010s, volunteers from the parish carried out some necessary maintenance on the church. The church hall was made smaller and more intimate with relatively simple means. At the beginning of 2020, further necessary maintenance work was reported in the near future, particularly on the roof.

The old Ludgerus church dates from 1963-1964 and was designed by J. Sluijmer. The church was consecrated in 1964 by Cardinal Alfrink (see inscription on the bottom of the chalice, inv. no. 8739-26). The church included a rectory, a parish house and a school. In the early 1990s, the parish council considered the parish's real estate. They came to the conclusion that much of the available space was not being used. That is why they conceived the plan to have the old church renovated. For this purpose, the parish asked the architectural firm Brink & Fleer in Dronten for a design. However, project developer Bramer Beheer proposed a different scenario. He asked the parish council to sell the church and associated buildings, so that the land could be used to expand the village centre. After much deliberation, the parish council decided to agree to this. The old church was eventually demolished around 2000, leaving only the tower.

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Ludgerus was built in 1882-1883 to a design by WVA Tepe (1840-1920) in a design language based on the Lower Rhine Gothic style. The Neo-Gothic three-aisled basilica is made of dark red brick in cross bond on a dark red transom window and is covered by a mesh roof with anthracite-coloured slates. The outsides of the gutter fascias are covered with scale-shaped slates.

Important reconstruction church. Built as a Reformed Church, replacing a church building destroyed in 1943. Functionally designed complex in traditional style, with meeting rooms downstairs and the large church hall above.

Built in 1962, the church was designed by architect Jos Bijnen from Oss. The large stained glass windows, which are located on both the east and south sides of the church, are exceptionally impressive; they were made by glass artist Jon Martins. Above the altar are two stone reliefs. Furthermore, a magnificent icon with goldsmith work by Joop Falke can be seen at the Maria altar.