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In construction late Gothic building of which the choir closure and south wall were renewed or bricked in the second half of the 19th century. Heavy west tower with niche section in the second and third section and covered by saddle roof. The southern cartouche with coat of arms of Sminia recalls the restoration of the church in 1743. However, the roof was already renewed in 1726. In the church beautiful 17th century pulpit with rear bulkhead and sounding board. Closed baptismal gate and two covered gentlemen's pews. Communion table. Wainscoting. Two pews with baluster railing; forty pews with carved end pieces, two text boards with carved frame; Ten Commandments board with painted representation of Moses with the Tables of the Law in carved frame. Three copper crowns. Two-manual organ made in 1911 by Bakker and Timmenga instead of the Radersma organ that was moved to the Herv. Church in Metslawier. Bell tower with the sound of two bells, one by T. Both, 1590, diam. 125 cm. and one by H. Falck, 1620, diam. 115 cm. Mechanical tower clock D. Wielinga, Franeker, 1922, has been decommissioned.

Protestant (Reformed) Church. Simple hall church from 1810 with pointed arch windows and roof turret (tower). In 2009/2010, together with the adjacent Aleida Leurinkhuis, extensively renovated (and refurnished) into a modern Church Center. Single-manual organ, built in 1725 by Diedrich Martens from Vreden. Last restoration in 1991 (by Blank). Mechanical wrought-iron tower clock. A natural stone round dial.

Protestant church in Meerssen.

Modern church with high historical tower of the previous demolished church.

Neo-church with a tower from 1866. It was built to replace an older church. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

This historic church building serves the Protestant community of Makkinga.

Important reconstruction church with tower. With parts of the former church , badly damaged in 1945. Out of use as a Roman Catholic Church in 2015. The interior was converted into a theatre in 2015-2016. The Theatre Church opened its doors on 28 October 2016.

Beautiful neoclassical church with tower. Restoration in 1947. In Bovensmilde, along the Drentse Hoofdvaart, lies the site with the Reformed Church and associated parsonage. Due to its intactness and beautiful location, the complex was declared a national monument in 1995. These national monuments are of both cultural-historical and architectural-historical importance. In 2010, the church building was transferred by the owner, the Protestant community of Bovensmilde, to Het Drentse Landschap. The parsonage followed in 2015. The church was built between 1868 and 1870 and is a so-called Waterstaatskerk. Such churches were built in the period 1824-1875 with financial support from the national government. The building has neoclassical features, such as the symmetrical construction and the use of pediments and cornices. The parsonage dates from 1862 and is eclectic in style. The parsonage is a national monument.

Beautifully situated church with tower from 1671. Expanded several times. Especially from the churchyard clearly visible.

The church in Sluipwijk on the 's-Gravenbroekseweg dates from 1862/1863. It replaced a 16th century church, which was so dilapidated around 1860 that it had to be demolished. The tower on the church is of a later date, from 1883.