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Older church and monastery. Built in 1809 under temporary kingship of Louis Napoleon, hence the nickname "Louis' Church". Extension of the choir in 1871. Demolished in 1933 to make way for the construction of the current St. Martin's Church .

Built to replace the predecessor of this church, which was demolished in 1939. There is a whale on the tower of the church. This whale is a reminder of whaling, which was an important source of income for the village in earlier centuries.

Extremely important, sober neo-Gothic church with an iconic tower, the second in height in Arnhem after the demolition of the "Kleine Eusebius" church with tower in 1990. At 70 m, the tower is slightly lower than that of the demolished small St. Eusebius Church . R.K. St. Martinus parish church from 1874, was the second newly built parish church in Arnhem (since 1853), built just outside the eastern canal.

Three-aisled church with transept and a tower at the side that defines the image in traditionalist, neo-Gothic forms. The main nave (central nave) is, in accordance with the Roman Catholic liturgical wishes of the early twentieth century, wide; the side aisles are narrow and serve as walkways.

The St. Donatus Church dates from 1890-1891. Architect J. Kayser designed a hall church with a tower that was built in neo-Romanesque style and is located in Kerkstraat. In the arch field above the entrance, the text 'STo / DONATO SACRUM / 1891' is inscribed in memory of the consecration of the church. The church is 38 m high. There is a beautiful chancel with paintings on the ceiling and beautiful stained glass windows. To the left of the church is a sandstone Sacred Heart statue on a plinth with the text: 'ALTFORST AAN KONING CHRISTUS.

In 1894, pastor PJD Wouterlood was given permission to raise funds in Amsterdam for the restoration of the church. Under the leadership of JH Tonnaer, an architect in Delft, the church was renovated and enlarged to its current length of 20.50 m'. In April, demolition and the erection of the side walls began. The altar was moved from the south side to the north side of the church, the choir in the opposite direction. The entrance was on the east side. Furthermore, the church was given a new slate roof and a tasteful turret. The work was completed in August. On 4 September 1894, the church was solemnly blessed by dean W. van der Stee of Schagen and pastor Wouterlood. The costs amounted to a total of ƒ 6,193.

The current church replaced the predecessor destroyed in the Second World War. It is a three-aisled basilica church with a semicircular apse and a tower and baptistery at the side, inspired by early Christian church architecture in Italy (4th-7th century). An important work from the Deur en Pouderoyen oeuvre, built under the influence of the Bossche School of Van der Laan.

The Sint-Martinuskerk was originally a Roman Catholic church built in 1938. The Roman Catholic religious community held its last celebration in 2017. The church has been recently sold.

Large, rectangular, modern church with a large tower. Facade on the east side; choir on the west.

The round chapel of machine-made brick has a round tent roof with a wide overhang, covered with slates in Maasdekking. The ridge of the roof is finished with copper plate and is crowned by a spire. The chapel is preceded by a projecting portal under a saddle roof with a wide overhang, covered with slates in Maasdekking. A semi-circular facade niche has been placed within the projecting portal, within which a two-part wooden entrance door with panels has been placed. Above the entrance door, four stones have been placed with the following inscriptions: "27/11", "14/5", "7/6", "26/8", which indicate the date of the memorial day of St. Oda and the appointment of the founder of the chapel, AJ van Erp, as pastor; the solemn raising of St. Oda's bones by Bishop Otbertus; the ordination of AJ van Erp; the consecration of the chapel on the occasion of the golden jubilee of pastor AJ van Erp. Four high round-arched windows have been placed around it, filled with stained glass windows. The eaves are decorated with masonry corbels, which support the roof construction. A wooden door has been placed in the east side of the chapel, under a slightly arched segmental arch. At the rear, a free-hanging canopy with a saddle roof has been placed, resting on projecting masonry. Under the canopy, a life-size sandstone statue has been placed on a high masonry plinth. It depicts a standing St. Oda in a pleated robe, his face turned downwards and his eyes cast down. The right hand raised in front of the chest and the left hanging freely.