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The church is mentioned in the 11th century as part of the then parish of St. Laurentius in Voerendaal.

Heilige Martinus is a Neo-Gothic church from 1882. This church is listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands. The organ was built by Adema-Schreurs Orgelbouw in 1958 for the chapel of the Sisters of Bethany in Bloemendaal. In 1982 the organ was moved to the St. Martinus Church in Noorden.

Originally built for the Catholic Apostolic Community in 1917. Hall building without a tower and with a living floor above the church hall.

The Catholic Church of St. Martin in Medemblik is a neo-Gothic building designed by T. Slinger in the 18th century.

Roman Catholic Martinus Church, three-aisled cruciform basilica, built in 1891 to a design by architect E. Corbey in Neo-Gothic style. The towers were never completed. The church has a striking location on the Hofke, an old, ring-shaped structure in the Tongelre district, in the line of sight from the Tongelresestraat.

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.

Brick tower built in the middle of the 14th century, raised in the 16th century and provided with a constricted spire. In 1867, the current neoclassical church building was built against the remaining tower to replace the associated medieval church. It is said that the stones of the former church were used for the foundation of the new building. Inventory from the construction period.

Tower from 1892, architect G. (Gerard) te Riele. At the beginning of the previous century, the number of parishioners increased significantly, so that a larger church was needed. A new church was built against the existing tower from 1892 (architect G. Gerard te Riele). This neo-Gothic church, designed by H. Hoogenkamp, ​​was consecrated in 1914. At that time, the church had 670 seats. Due to later refurbishment of the church, 552 seats remain. In 1925, the three stained glass windows were installed in the chancel and the tiled floor was replaced by the terrazzo floor from Monasso.

Interesting reconstruction chapel without a tower.

The area in which Maartensdijk is located was given to Willebrord, the first bishop of Utrecht, by the Frankish state authorities at the beginning of the 8th century. It was part of an extensive peat landscape. In order to make the area productive, the bishops gave plots of land in fief to vassals to develop. These vassals included not only citizens, but also religious institutions such as the Utrecht chapter of St. Maarten (The Cathedral Chapter).