Grote of St. Gudulakerk

Hall church without tower.

The Synagogue in Lochem is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1865, restored in 1992-93. This brick building still serves as a synagogue.

This church building dates from 1909. The then congregation of the Reformed Church of Lochem had this new church built in one year. The building offered space for 100 people. The building was a very heavy financial drain for the congregation of 75 souls at the time. The chairs in the church were therefore initially rented to the members of the congregation. In 1918 this rental stopped, because it also caused many problems. In 1953 the house next to the church was purchased to make expansion possible. The number of members of the congregation had already increased to over 270 souls. In 1955 the side rooms were also built. The number of seats increased to 282. In the 1960s the church again proved to be too small and it was decided to hold double services. At the end of the 1960s the double services were stopped again and the morning services were held in the theatre. However, renting the theatre proved to be too expensive. In the early 1970s (yes, even then!) it was considered to help pay for the restoration of the Gudulakerk and then share it with the Reformed brothers, so that there could be a Reformed and a Reformed service every Sunday morning. These restoration plans remained too vague and therefore it was decided to move to the Roman Catholic church on the Nieuweweg for five years. The last major expansion took place in 1985. The old sexton's house was added to the church and the 'bar room' was added to the church. As a result, the church hall offered space for 425 visitors and from that moment on the morning services could take place in the Witte Kerk again. (source: Reformed Church Lochem 1895-1995)