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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.

Reformed church building, cruciform church with small spire. Even before the war, attempts were made to create a new church building to replace the existing Reformed church from 1859. A new rectory was the result, but the war prevented further plans. The originally desired high tower was not permitted. In the end, it became a small spire. The executing architectural firm was F. van der Laan from Delfzijl, who also designed the 22 narrow stained glass windows. The opening took place on 24 June 1953.

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.

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.

Interesting interbellum church, designed by the famous architect FB Jantzen. Renovated and expanded in 1985.

Dutch Reformed Church, called Kruiskerk, with attached consistory and youth building, built in 1957-1963 by order of the Church Council of the Dutch Reformed Community of Klazienaveen to a design by the Amsterdam architect H. Knijtijzer. The church's bell tower is situated in a defining position in the axis of the Van Echtenstraat. In 1955 Knijtijzer had designed the Dutch Reformed school and in 1957 the youth building. In 1959 Knijtijzer complemented the composition of school, youth building with the church. In 1966 the school had plans to expand. However, the school board found it unnecessary to bring in an architect from Amsterdam for a small expansion and asked the local architect J. van de Heiden. Knijtijzer did not agree with the design.

Neo-Gothic church without tower. Expansion 1923 to T-shape, 2008 Kruiskerk. As of January 1, 2008, the PKN congregation was formed. The Reformed Church is now called Kruiskerk. (59-08)

On the corner of Tournooiveld and Harmonielaan is Het Kruispunt, church building of the Protestant Church in Prinsenbeek. That building is not that old, it was placed there in 1986, after a wooden shed was demolished after twelve years of faithful service.

Modern church without tower.

In December 2002 the foundation stone was laid for the new church Kruispunt, which will have 200 seats and will be built on the current church square. The old church of the H. Antonius Abt on the Treubstraat, built in 1964 by architect Jos Schijvens, became too large with its 800 seats and was demolished. On the vacant site an apartment complex was built in 2003 by the architectural firm Inbo, next to which also a chapel with a small tower.