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The Dutch Reformed Evangelism on Reformed Foundations in Haastrecht was founded in June 1933, when the Association of Reformed Religious Teachers began holding sermons in an inn. Due to the unsuitability of the location, another one was sought, and soon the members of the Religious Teachers Association preached twice on Sundays in the Concordia building. Attendance grew steadily, and in December 1933 it was decided to appoint Mr. G. de Pater, Religious Teacher in Gouderak, to make house calls and give catechism. He was able to devote his energies to our congregation until well after the war. For example, he founded the magazine 'Om Sions Wil' to raise money for Evangelism. After Mr. de Pater, Mr. Stolk, Rev. Verwelius, Rev. Cuperus, Mr. LD Burger, Rev. GH van Kooten were mentors of our congregation. From October 2000 to May 2014, Rev. LD Burger was again the congregation's mentor. In May 2014, he was succeeded by Rev. J. Blom from Ridderkerk.

Single-nave village church with early 14th century nave without buttresses, simple, brick tower from probably the same period with a corbelling on arch frieze and slender spire at the height of the church and a deep, buttressed with three-sided closure. The nave, raised in 1865, has a 19th century cove ceiling. The church is completely plastered on the outside. In the choir good 17th century furniture: panelling and benches with lobe ornament within the arches surrounded by acanthus leafwork, well-carved pulpit and simple, sliding gentlemen's benches against the straight sides of the choir. The church also has two copper chandeliers in 17th century style. Mechanical tower clock, has been decommissioned. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Reformed Church and Tower. At the western end of the old centre on a fenced churchyard, spacious single-nave church building with tower from 1777. Pilasters on choir closure, west facade and lower tower section; second and third tower section with Ionic and Corinthian pilasters respectively. Above the church entrance, carved window. In the church, oak pulpit from 1684 with back wall and sounding board; baptismal fence with twisted balusters and festoons; oak ball-leg table. Canopied lord's pew; two non-canopied pews; twelve pews with carved end walls. Organ with main work and back work, made in 1784 by Lambertus van Dam on organ balcony with parapet, including back wall with carved panels, all 1784. Copper crown. On the pews, large number of copper candlesticks. Under the wooden floor, number of tombstones. Bell frame with the sound of two bells, one by J. de Bomen, 1438?, diam. 96 cm. and one by P. Overney, 1683, diam. 91 cm. Mechanical tower clock, 18th century.

The church dates from the second half of the 15th century and was originally connected to the tower. At that time, the building had the tower, a low nave and a high choir. Around 1592, part of the nave was destroyed (siege of Coevorden). The remaining part of the nave was brought to the same height as the choir in 1628 and the west facade was then bricked up. Since then, the church and tower have been separated. Of the Gothic church, only the ruined eastern part and the freestanding tower (ca. 1450 - 1500) remain. The nave is said to have collapsed during the Eighty Years' War - or was the church never finished due to lack of money? When the church was plastered in 1862, the furniture, including two 17th century pews, remained reasonably intact. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Striking, interesting modern church, built to replace the nearby church from 1823 on the Waalbandijk.

Dutch Reformed Church. Of this building, only the tufa substructure of the tower, the interior of which is covered with a dome vault, should be considered a monument; 13th century. Restored in 1953 after the destruction of the church and the tower in 1944.

Simple, mid-19th century single-nave church dating from 1850. It is situated on a mound and surrounded by a churchyard, built of yellow Frisian stone; the whole is closed on three sides, is covered by a saddle roof covered with blue tiles and crowned by a turret of a more recent date (19th century) with a constricted spire with tower cock that is equipped with coupled sound holes with dividing columns. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Dutch Reformed Church, national monument because of the single-manual organ, made in 1865 by W. Hardorff in Leeuwarden.

Plastered church building from 1860. The church is a three-sided closure, internal cove ceiling. The inventory includes: a richly carved pulpit in transitional forms Louis XIV-Louis XV, dated on the sounding board; 1744. Lectern and baptismal font holder. Otherwise complete inventory from the construction period; reader's chair, lord's pew, wainscoting with copper wall arms, all circa 1860. Two-manual organ, made in 1859 by H. Knipscheer. The free Pedal made in 1947 is not protected. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Although the H. Severinus chapel stood here around 1350, the current church was only built around 1850. An old schoolroom from 1658 was converted into a church in 1851. This created a hall church with barrel vaults. The addition of two side wings with portals in 1937 changed this design. The front facade has two pointed arch windows and a round window. Striking is the climbing arch frieze in which pointed arches and entire circle shapes are also incorporated, as well as the clock face. The facade is crowned with a small bell tower.