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Single-nave church with a bell tower on the church roof. The church was founded around 1300 and expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries. The remaining lower part of the original tower is part of the church space. In the 19th century, the late Gothic choir closure was replaced by a straight wall, so that two bays of the choir remain. Wooden barrel vaults; in the choir wall posts with ornament in early Renaissance forms. Inventory: pulpit from the second quarter of the 17th century, a lord's pew with arch panels, 17th century and a lord's pew in Louis XV style; three painted text boards, 17th century and tombstones from the 16th and 17th centuries, silver baptismal font (1806) and two communion cups dating from 1741 (Jacob Visbach).

NH Church. Square brick building from 1693 designed by Johan van Swieten. Square, domed covered bell chamber on the roof, which is supported internally by four wooden columns. Against the rear facade a square staircase tower. Above the entrance with natural stone frame a niche, in which a natural stone cartouche with inscription: 1693, and the coat of arms of the king-stadholder Willem III, by the sculptor Jan Blommendaal.

New church, the old church was destroyed by war. The historic tower was preserved. Oak pulpit, second quarter 17th century with copper lectern and baptismal font arm; a 17th century chandelier and several 17th century tombstones.

Tower of the Netherlands. Rev. Church. A slender tower of the medieval parish church, a brick structure from around 1500, decorated with bands of various types of natural stone, traced niches and brick phials against the perpendicular buttresses. The masonry is closed at the top by a frieze of pointed arches, above which rises a small, slender spire.

Nice reconstruction church with tower. In this church a historical organ.

Dutch Reformed Church and churchyard. According to the built-in memorial stone, a building dating from 1805, beautifully situated on a church green. Interior: pulpit mid-17th century, with light arm, baptismal font holder and hourglass.

Emergency church behind current church. Built as Reformed Federation church.

Although the current village church of Hekelingen is a simple 19th century hall church from the design rooms of the then Ministry of Public Works, its roots go back much further in time. The first church of Hekelingen was probably built in the thirteenth century by order of the Lord of Putten. Until 1847 it stood on the spot where the cemetery is still located, on the Meeldijk. Little is known about this building. There are also no images that reliably depict the church. It was probably a single-nave Gothic church. We only come across reports about the building when its maintenance is a major concern for the municipality. And that is often the case. Hekelingen, like all villages on the island, never recovered from the battle of the Elizabeth flood. The building sometimes hangs like a millstone around the neck of the church treasurers. In the 18th century, trees were grown around the church which, once mature, were sold to the residents of country estates on the Vecht and the surrounding area. This money was used to renovate the church. Another mention is that from the years of Reverend Westhovius. He was a young minister of Hekelingen and was called by Admiral de Ruyter to go along as chaplain on the ships. In that capacity he is present at the death of the admiral. From a legacy he receives as thanks for his service a silver communion set and a richly decorated pulpit for the church. Both have however disappeared in the mists of time.

In 1886 built a straight-closed hall church with one transept and a facade tower, crowned by a constricted spire. The consistory built on to the rear was built in 1913. Simple traditional interior with pulpit and baptismal garden opposite the transept.

Reformed church and tower on churchyard. Simple church building with built-in tower 1781. In the church richly carved pulpit with back wall and sounding board; lectern 17th century communion table. Seven carved gravestones, three 17th century and four 18th century. Organ case and front by H. Knipscheer from 1866. Knipscheer used an old four-foot front that was extended on both sides. Mechanical tower clock by Bergen, Midwolda, 1923, no. 1236.