Kruisheuvelkerk
Leidschendam, NL
Built as a Reformed church. Interesting modern church with tower.
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Leidschendam, NL
Built as a Reformed church. Interesting modern church with tower.
Baarn, NL
Until 1965, this church was simply called "Gereformeerde Kerk". A second Reformed church was named "Laanstraatkerk"; it was demolished in 1962. After the Opstandingskerk was put into use, early 1965, this older church was named "Kruiskerk". In 1965-1966, an internal renovation took place that was not very successful, including new pews and a new pulpit under the organ. Due to the demolition of the Opstandingskerk in 1995, the name of this older church was changed again to "Paaskerk". The symbolism in terms of naming over time is clear and logical. In 1995-1996, a more rigorous refurbishment and modernisation of the interior took place again, in which the visual axis on the liturgical centre was turned 180 degrees, so with the (maintained, good) organ at the back. The exterior of this church, in which the extension from 1904 can be reasonably distinguished, has remained almost completely intact and very interesting despite the various internal renovations.
Arnhem, NL
Important modern church building with tower from 1958 in the Malburgen district in Arnhem-Zuid. Built as Dutch Reformed Cross Church. The interior was renovated in 2017, when the pulpit was removed.
Burgum, NL
Reformed Church and Tower, situated on a churchyard. The building, founded as a parish church, developed in the 13th century under the Canons Regular into a three-aisled church with a vaulted stone choir with clear features of the Romanesque-Gothic style. The tower of tuff stone was preserved from the oldest church, later raised in brick, as well as part of the west walls. The side aisles were removed after the Reformation, but were mainly rebuilt for static reasons during the restoration around 1958. The church has a carved pulpit with backsplash and sounding board, and parts of ten family pews processed into two gentlemen's pews. Fragments of vault painting. Bell tower with bell by J. Balthasar, 1662, diam. 119.5 cm. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock.
Diever, NL
Modern church with an interesting roof turret, which comes from the earlier, demolished Reformed Church.
Daarlerveen, NL
Built as a Reformed Church. Characteristic church building with crossing tower. In 1945 Reformed Church Liberated. Renovated in 1985. Restored and refurbished and put back into use on Saturday 30 September 2006. (57-07) After merger in 2023 NGK
Dordrecht, NL
Built as a church of the Free Evangelical Church in 1936. As such it fell out of use in 1976 and was taken over by the Baptist Church.
Huizen, NL
Built as the Reformed Church of Huizen. Well-maintained modern church with tower. Now one of the three churches of the Protestant Community of Huizen. The other two churches of this community are the Goede Herderkerk and the Oosterlichtkerk.
Meppel, NL
Architecturally interesting reconstruction church, because of the centralizing floor plan in the form of an irregular octagon. Remarkably late work in the oeuvre of BW Plooij. Built as the second Reformed Church of Meppel, after the older Reformed Church on the Groenmarkstraat, which was then called the "Oude Kerk". In 1994 it fell out of use as a Reformed Church ("Synodal") and was sold to the Reformed Church Liberated. This church gave the building the name Kruiskerk. This church is listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.
Berlikum, NL
In the sixties, the current church was built to a design by architect G. Steen from 1960. The new construction took place on the grounds of the old school. The work was carried out by construction company H. Westra from Franeker. The building was finally completed in 1966 under the architecture of the architectural firm Steen en Tuinhof. An illuminated cross was placed on the tower. On 31 January 1969, the renovated organ was put into use. In 1969-70, a new rectory was also built. In 1972, the building of the nursery school next to the church and the associated grounds were purchased. A parking lot was constructed on the grounds, while the building itself was rented to a music association. This situation still exists today. In 1986, major maintenance was carried out on both the church and the rectory. The remarkable elevator in the building, which connects the meeting rooms and canteen downstairs with the church hall upstairs, was installed at the end of the eighties.
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