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The current Reformed Church of Hoogkarspel had two, probably three predecessors. The first church must have been a small tuff chapel that was later replaced by a late Gothic church dedicated to Laurentius. This church is at least mentioned in a deed from 1514. An engraving by H. Spilman after Cornelis Pronk from 1726 shows a church with a large tower. The building is briefly described in Van der Aa: '... an old building, that still stands well on its foundations and is provided with a tower with a stone spire. In the past, there was a house organ, which was donated to this church by Mr. P. van den Willigen, Councillor in the Vroedschap and Mayor of the city of Enkhuizen, but this was replaced in 1802 by a completely new one, which was paid for from the church fund. There is also a very neat and efficient public cemetery laid out in 1829, and a parsonage built in 1839, which is the most beautiful house between Hoorn and Enkhuizen. In 1859 the church was in such a bad state that "the Chief Engineer of the Water Board" was asked for advice on restoration or new construction. The latter was decided upon. The design for the new church came from D. and L. van der Tas, architects in Schiedam and Sloten. The foundation stone for the second church building was laid on 19 October 1860, and on 4 May 1862 the church was put into use. The very beautiful neo-Gothic church had, judging from old postcards, a matching interior. The building was a polygonal central structure of brick and stucco. Unfortunately, little of the old interior was saved and/or brought to the current church. The new church showed serious structural problems in 1909 due to subsidence due to an inadequate foundation. A major restoration prevented collapse, but only led to a postponement of the need for demolition and new construction. The new church was built in 1966, based on a design by the architects CH Bekink and J. Bijleveld. The church has a freestanding tower. It was built because the old church had become too large. On the north side of the current church, a number of gravestones from the first church can still be found in the pavement. It is not known whether they were removed from the old church and given a new resting place here or whether they were never moved from their place but suddenly ended up outside the church walls when the second and especially the third church became smaller.

Reformed CHURCH; tower brick building, lower part late Romanesque with lesenes and arched friezes, upper part late Gothic. Low XIV choir. Internal rococo grave monument for lord of the manor Balthasar de Leeuw 1754. Pews and pulpit. (The tower of the church is owned by the municipality of Houten). Mechanical tower clock, probably 1886, later fitted with an unprotected synchronous motor.

The Protestant Church is a Protestant church building in the North Brabant town of Deurne , located at Helmondseweg 5.

Dutch Reformed Church. Hall building from 1649, restored and provided with a new front facade in 1849. Above the facade a bell tower. Along the side walls buttresses, pointed arch windows with bevelled jambs and natural stone sills with drip moulding profile. Interior: flat ceiling. Bell tower with clock by J. Burgerhuys, 1652.

The older Reformed Church of Ochten was destroyed in the fall of 1944 during the Battle of the Betuwe. The current church building dates from the 1950s, and is a typical example of Protestant church building from the reconstruction period, influenced by traditionalism, and as such a very important reconstruction church. In the tower hangs a bell by Peter van Johan van Trier, 1643. At the end of 2017, the Cuypersgenootschap submitted a request for recognition as a Municipal Monument.

Dutch Reformed Church. Tower exterior tuff stone circa 15th century. Single-nave nave and choir (15th century).

Dutch Reformed Church from 1873. The inventory includes: a copper lectern on the pulpit and a precentor's lectern; a copper baptismal font holder and two copper candle holders, all dating from the 18th century.

Built on the site of a church building from 1646. This previous church building was demolished due to dilapidation. In 1900 the current church was completed. There are plans to decommission the church by 2025 at the latest by the Protestant Community Phiipinne-Sas of Gent-Sluiskil, which this church is part of, together with another church in Sluiskil due to the high costs of renovating the church. The church is also used as a daycare center.

A Romanesque brick house of worship from the early 13th century. The church once had a tower but it was lost to war violence. With old, new facade from the 1960s. Also known as Haghekerke, Hogerkerken, Hoegekerk or Ollekerk.

NH Church. Three-sided closed hall church with pilasters and round arch windows, early 19th century. A two-manual organ, made in 1872 by H. Knipscheer and placed in 1873 by his foreman AMT van Ingen in the Protestant church in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. Moved to Boxmeer in 1926 by G. van Leeuwen. Bell frame with bell by anonymous founder, 1922, diam. 70 cm.