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In a study conducted by the National Bureau for Archaeological Heritage Research, it was established that the church was built around 1050. In a deed from 1188, the parish of Dodewaard is mentioned for the first time among the goods of the Count of Dalen. In a letter from 1316, a parish church is mentioned, in which a valuable cross was said to have been located, which already enjoyed a certain fame at the time and was transferred to the collegiate church of St. Walburg in Arnhem because of the "unsafe" in Dodewaard. In this letter from 1316 by Reinald I of Gelre, Dodewaard, which had to give up its relic cross to Arnhem, is called an unsafe and unpopulated place. However, the tendency of this letter justifies doubt about the correctness of this mention. Reinald was looking for a reason to donate the cross to the newly established church in Arnhem, which he had endowed. The church of Dodewaard appears on a list of churches from 1395. In the confirmation of a donation on 16 October 1410, "the parishes of Dodewerde and Hyen" were mentioned. In 1613, the first minister, Hermannus van Broekhutzen, was confirmed "in the church service of Hien and Doyweert".

The polder Oud-Herkingen was probably first diked in 1420. At that time, this polder belonged to the monastery of the Regulars of Rugge in Brielle and to the Carthusian monastery in Zelem. These monasteries rented the polder to shepherds. This polder did not exist for long. In 1484, Herkingen was diked again. On 9 July of the same year, the chapel that had been built was elevated to parish church by the bishop of Utrecht, David of Burgundy. The chapel was dedicated to Saint Cornelius and was incorporated into the monastery of the Regulars of Rugge. This polder did not exist for long either, because a flood was already reported in 1511. The chapel that had been built was probably washed away. Many floods would follow in the 16th century.

Dutch Reformed Church. Straight-ended neoclassical hall church, consecrated on 26 December 1850, with a facade tower with openwork lantern and constricted spire.

Neo-Gothic church with historic tower. Church built in 1833 on a T-shaped plan against a tower from the first quarter of the 16th century.

Reformed Church. With its west side on the Zeilvaart on a mound, an early 13th century church building with a tower from the 16th century. Inside, behind the pulpit, a large 17th century epitaph; carved gravestone 1626. Single-manual organ, with Louis XVI case by organ builder A. van Gruisen, 1795. Bell tower with the sound of two bells, one by H. Falck, 1617, diam. 106 cm. and a modern clock. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock, 17th century, later fitted with electric winding.

Dutch Reformed Church and churchyard. According to the built-in memorial stone, a building dating from 1805, beautifully situated on a church green. Interior: pulpit mid-17th century, with light arm, baptismal font holder and hourglass.

Single-nave church with a bell tower on the church roof. The church was founded around 1300 and expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries. The remaining lower part of the original tower is part of the church space. In the 19th century, the late Gothic choir closure was replaced by a straight wall, so that two bays of the choir remain. Wooden barrel vaults; in the choir wall posts with ornament in early Renaissance forms. Inventory: pulpit from the second quarter of the 17th century, a lord's pew with arch panels, 17th century and a lord's pew in Louis XV style; three painted text boards, 17th century and tombstones from the 16th and 17th centuries, silver baptismal font (1806) and two communion cups dating from 1741 (Jacob Visbach).

Reformed church and tower on churchyard. Simple church building with built-in tower 1781. In the church richly carved pulpit with back wall and sounding board; lectern 17th century communion table. Seven carved gravestones, three 17th century and four 18th century. Organ case and front by H. Knipscheer from 1866. Knipscheer used an old four-foot front that was extended on both sides. Mechanical tower clock by Bergen, Midwolda, 1923, no. 1236.

Although the current village church of Hekelingen is a simple 19th century hall church from the design rooms of the then Ministry of Public Works, its roots go back much further in time. The first church of Hekelingen was probably built in the thirteenth century by order of the Lord of Putten. Until 1847 it stood on the spot where the cemetery is still located, on the Meeldijk. Little is known about this building. There are also no images that reliably depict the church. It was probably a single-nave Gothic church. We only come across reports about the building when its maintenance is a major concern for the municipality. And that is often the case. Hekelingen, like all villages on the island, never recovered from the battle of the Elizabeth flood. The building sometimes hangs like a millstone around the neck of the church treasurers. In the 18th century, trees were grown around the church which, once mature, were sold to the residents of country estates on the Vecht and the surrounding area. This money was used to renovate the church. Another mention is that from the years of Reverend Westhovius. He was a young minister of Hekelingen and was called by Admiral de Ruyter to go along as chaplain on the ships. In that capacity he is present at the death of the admiral. From a legacy he receives as thanks for his service a silver communion set and a richly decorated pulpit for the church. Both have however disappeared in the mists of time.

In 1678 rebuilt church from old material; framed entrance on the north side with stone inscription concerning the construction. In the church simple pulpit XVIII, four 17th century gravestones, two text boards as in Aalsum. Single manual organ, made in 1818 by JA Hillebrand. The 13th century clock has been transferred to the Friesch Museum in Leeuwarden. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock, has been decommissioned.