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Reformed church with front tower and attached consistory, built in 1942 to replace its predecessor that was destroyed by war.

Tower of the Reformed Church because of a bell frame with a bell by M. Fremy, 1683, diam. 73 cm.

Monumental historical village church with tower. Tower 12th century.

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.

Dutch Reformed Church. 14th century tower and three-sided closed church completed in 1471. Inventory: pulpit 1703.

Single-nave, predominantly yellow brick (various sizes), slate-roofed CHURCH BUILDING with semi-circular closed choir and unarticulated saddle roof tower. The 12th-century Romanesque tower was raised in the 13th century during the construction of the Romanesque church. The top of the tower was renewed, possibly in the 18th century. Deep-set round-arched and pointed-arched windows with glazing bars. Access on the south side under a pointed arch. The nave is covered by a wooden barrel vault, possibly from after a fire in 1524. The inventory includes a pulpit from 1633, a baptismal fence and several pews with balls on the corners and cheeks with heads in early Renaissance style (ca. 1560). Furthermore, some tombstones and a funeral board. In the tower a belfry with a bell by W. Wegewaert, 1603, diameter 81 cm.

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Replaced the church destroyed by fire in 1961 .

Built as a Dutch Reformed Church. Replaced an older church, which was dedicated to St. Agnes.

Reformed Church on churchyard. Small church built in 1640, closed on three sides on the east side and provided with a roof turret above the west facade that was renovated in 1808. A bell from 1808 once hung in the roof turret. This was stolen during the Second World War by order of the occupier.