Ontmoetingskerk
Spijkenisse, NL
Built as a new Reformed Church, replacing an older church from 1890 .
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Spijkenisse, NL
Built as a new Reformed Church, replacing an older church from 1890 .
Maartensdijk, NL
Built as a Reformed Church. Replaced an earlier church building. Modern church with freestanding metal tower.
Creil, NL
Dutch Reformed Church in Creil from 1956. Characteristic Protestant reconstruction church with high tower. Together on the way, extension 2004.
Haarlem, NL
Replaced Schalkererf . Also Reformed Church, Thorough renovation in 2007.
Nunspeet, NL
Originally built as Dutch Reformed Church. Modern church without tower.
Middenmeer, NL
Church reconstructed in 1949. It rteplaced a church from 1933 that was destroyed by flooding in April 1945.
Rijsenhout, NL
Modern church without tower.
Gouda, NL
Built as Dutch Reformed Peace Church. Modern church with metal bell tower. Since 2013 the name of the church building is Ontmoetingskerk instead of Vredeskerk. This was due to the merger of the Reformed and Gereformeerde parishes. In ± 2013 the church was also extensively renovated. The bell tower has disappeared (see the difference in Images Exterior below).
Eefde, NL
Important reconstruction church from 1954, with a defining tower with an openwork concrete lantern. Built as Dutch Reformed Church.
Bergen op Zoom, NL
Architecturally extremely important, and well preserved, church building with roof turret. Built as a Reformed Church.
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