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In a study conducted by the National Bureau for Archaeological Heritage Research, it was established that the church was built around 1050. In a deed from 1188, the parish of Dodewaard is mentioned for the first time among the goods of the Count of Dalen. In a letter from 1316, a parish church is mentioned, in which a valuable cross was said to have been located, which already enjoyed a certain fame at the time and was transferred to the collegiate church of St. Walburg in Arnhem because of the "unsafe" in Dodewaard. In this letter from 1316 by Reinald I of Gelre, Dodewaard, which had to give up its relic cross to Arnhem, is called an unsafe and unpopulated place. However, the tendency of this letter justifies doubt about the correctness of this mention. Reinald was looking for a reason to donate the cross to the newly established church in Arnhem, which he had endowed. The church of Dodewaard appears on a list of churches from 1395. In the confirmation of a donation on 16 October 1410, "the parishes of Dodewerde and Hyen" were mentioned. In 1613, the first minister, Hermannus van Broekhutzen, was confirmed "in the church service of Hien and Doyweert".

In its current form, the church of Engelum is a three-sided closed hall church with a tower of three sections with a constricted spire. The tower, which is not accessible from the church, was sheathed in 1887 and is said to still have thirteenth-century masonry from the original church. According to the memorial stone in the south wall of the tower (inv. no. 16), the rest of the church was also renovated in 1887. Incidentally, the nave and choir were said to have been rebuilt in 1773.

In 1678 rebuilt church from old material; framed entrance on the north side with stone inscription concerning the construction. In the church simple pulpit XVIII, four 17th century gravestones, two text boards as in Aalsum. Single manual organ, made in 1818 by JA Hillebrand. The 13th century clock has been transferred to the Friesch Museum in Leeuwarden. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock, has been decommissioned.

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.

Reformed church. Single-nave late Gothic church with three-sided choir closure and simple tower, the upper part of which has three high unprofiled round-arched niches in three facade surfaces, probably 16th century. The church is covered with a wooden barrel vault on tie beams. South Wall renewed in the 19th century. The inventory includes: a simple 17th century pulpit, with 18th century lectern and four simple 19th century pews. Oak bell frame with bell by G. Butendiic, 1436, diam. 85.2 cm.

Reformed Church. Late Gothic wooden-arched CROSS CHURCH, of which only the short nave, the transept and the tower remain. The side aisle bays have gables. Tower hull XIII B in early Gothic forms, Renaissance superstructure restored after fire damage in 1896; tower again approx. 1960. Interior: two copper crowns (XVII). Organ with Hoofdwerk and Bovenwerk, made in 1847 by L. van Dam and Sons for the Reformed Church in Bovenkarspel. Transferred to Haastrecht in 1968.

Reformed Church. Fairly wide church, the north facade of which dates back to the 13th century, and the west facade, which was bricked up in the 20th century (1924), consists of even older tuff stone masonry. South facade Gothic, choir closure 1909. Pew, tombstones and memorial stone 1829. Bell tower with bell by Johan, 1498, diam. 90 cm. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock, 17th century?, has been decommissioned.

The church of Rijswijk is mentioned in 1369 when Willem VI van Horne, Lord of Altena, gives goods in fief to Vastraet van Giessen, including the ferry of Andel that lies between "Veenregraven" and the church of Rijswijk. From the church visitations of Bishop Metsius it can be concluded that the church is dedicated to St. Stephanus. Historians estimate this church to be very old. During research and excavations, the foundations of a tuff stone hall church from around 1100 were exposed, with a tower on the west side. This old church must have been badly damaged by the many floods of the Maas in the middle of the 13th century. The restoration will have taken place around 1265, after the church hill was first raised considerably. The battle against the water appears to be an eternal one for the church. After repairs were made with great difficulty in the 16th century, the old church succumbed during the flood of 1809. The church was demolished down to its tuff foundation. Much later, a new church was built on the same site, of which the following was written in the middle of the 19th century: "The church stands outside the dike in the Rotgans. It is old and not very large and has a long tower, flat-roofed on top, but is not equipped with an organ. The choir has completely collapsed, except for a few pieces of dilapidated masonry."

Charming, richly detailed small neo-Gothic church with tower, at the bottom of the high dike on site. Various extensions. Reformed Church Strijen, district municipality "Ichthus". This church is listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.

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