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NH Church on raised churchyard. Simple hall building from 1667 according to foundation stone in the south wall. Internal 17th century pulpit tub with sounding board and simple stairs; copper baptismal font. Two gentlemen's pews, circa 1700 and early 18th century, the second of which is covered. Other pews with knobs on the side pieces, organ balustrade with lectern. Number of 18th century gravestones. Large painted board with 64 Gruys-Tamminga quarter coats of arms from 1690. Cabinet organ, circa 1800 made by HH Freytag, converted into a church organ by GP Dik in 1860. Bell frame with bell by Van Bergen, 1918?, diam. 60 cm. retaining the inscription and decorations of the clock by C. Spronneaux and H. Veri, 1686. Mechanical tower clock probably 1687, decommissioned.

Dutch Reformed CHURCH built in 1853 in neoclassical style. Foundation stone in the front facade: 'Founded 1853. Churchwardens Roelof Hagting, Remmelt Haange, Lens Beyring'. The church was restored in 1975 by order of the church council by the Bureau Monumentenzorg of the province of Drenthe. Among other things, the (half-) columns in the Doric order and a new chandelier were installed. Worth mentioning is the cemetery behind the church; however, this is of local importance.

NH Church. Simple plastered hall church; large roof turret on the saddle roof. Round arch windows. Bell tower with bell by Nicolaus, 1315?, diam. 85.5 cm. Mechanical tower clock B. Eijsbouts, Asten with electrically driven clock and striking mechanism.

Reformed Church, sober, stately house of worship, basic shape a similar cross 1657-1658 after a design by Daniel Stalpert. Organ with main work and lower positive, made in 1824 by J. and JMW Batz. Bell tower with clock by François and Pieter Hemony, 1655, diam. 70.5 cm. Mechanical tower clockwork, circa 1920.

Reformed Church. Late Gothic village church with a single-nave, three-sided closed choir from the first half of the 15th century, covered by a barrel vault, the wall posts of which rest on sculpted corbels. Three-nave, covered by cross-ribbed vaults with sculpted corbels, pseudo-basilica nave, second half of the 15th century, on pillars. Three-sided closed, extended chapel on the east side of the southern aisle. The aisles are extended on either side of the tower. The church was clad externally in the 19th century. The inventory includes a baptismal fence, 17th century, a lectern on the pulpit, 17th century, a copper baptismal font holder, circa 1700, two psalm boards, 17th century. Late Gothic copper crown. On a gallery with Tuscan columns an organ with main work and upper work, made in 1842 by CFA Naber. In 1986 restored by the Pels and Van Leeuwen companies.

Single-nave, 15th century village church with a five-sided closed choir, which was extensively modified in 1842, and a monumental tower, 1555 by Cornelis Frederiks van der Goude, consisting of three brick sections with natural stone bands and slender, Ionic pilasters on the corners (the capitals of the upper pilasters were not executed).

The church is a single-nave brick building (plastered) with a high choir. (XV). In 1832 the church was significantly restored with the help of the States of Utrecht and completely restored again in 1950. Internal pulpit 18th century, a copper lectern, a copper chandelier 17th century. The organ front is from 1915. On the west wall (wooden partition between church and consistory) are two inscriptions, namely the Ten Commandments and the Twelve Articles of Faith, painted in 1771 by P. Landzaat. On a balcony under the organ two texts between which a dial of the 19th century clock. In the consistory a memorial board circa 1621. Bell tower with clock by G. Schimmel, 1682, diam. 56.5 cm. Mechanical tower clock, B. Eijsbouts, circa 1927, electric winding.

Church with roof turret. On July 2, 1889, the foundation stone of this church was laid. The building suffered considerable damage in 1944. The flood disaster on February 1, 1953 caused considerable damage to the interior of this church. The water was approximately 2.50 meters high. Temporarily, church services were held in "De Gouden Leeuw". But in the first week of March 1953, the damage had been repaired to such an extent that the church itself could be used again. Complete renovation in 1955/1956.

Since 1968, the building has been registered as a national monument in the monument register . Since 1989, the church has been managed by 'the Foundation for the Management of the Reformed Church' in Krommeniedijk. The building is also used for non-church activities, such as weddings, mourning, meetings and for exhibitions.

Historic village church with tower. The Reformed Church in IJzendoorn is one of the oldest buildings in the village. Construction began shortly after 1384 and the church has been renovated and restored several times over the centuries. The church has a single nave and a Gothic appearance. The nave and choir are covered with wooden barrel vaults. The tower is a late Gothic building, the sections of which are decorated with pointed arch niches. The church has a number of special elements, including a pulpit from the second quarter of the 17th century and a pew with a canopy and a carved alliance coat of arms from the 18th century.