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Hall church with simple tower from 1925. Former Reformed Church, in 1945 Reformed Church (Liberated). After merger in 2023 NGK.

Simple hall church from 2000 with preservation of hall and part of old church . Modern designed interior. On the roof of the old part a bell support.

The foundation of the current church building dates from 1861, the year in which the secession of 1834 also took place in Hoogkerk. In 1908, the church building on the Hoendiep was expanded and the church building received its current tower. In 1920, a wing with a gallery was added to the east side and the church building was given the shape of an L. In 1960, the next renovation took place; the community building 't Anker was built against the church on the west side with a large divisible hall and a small meeting room. Due to the growth of the congregation, there was a need for a larger church building at the end of the 1980s. After much discussion and various plans, it was decided to renovate the existing building, including expanding the church hall.

Modern church without a tower. Built as the Reformed Church (Liberated), after the merger in 2023 NGK

Built as a Reformed Church. Since 1946 Reformed Church (Liberated). Sober hall church without tower in neo-Romanesque style, built in 1905. Characteristic are the heavily profiled round-arched windows with brick traceries. On the gallery an organ from 1910 by ASJ Dekker (Goes), internally renovated in 1978 by HJ Vierdag (Enschede).

Church building of the Foundation Reformed Church Gameren, protected BECAUSE of the single-manual ORGAN. Made in 1754 by JF Moreau in Rotterdam for the English Presbyterian community there. From 1879 to 1920 it was placed in the Chr. Reformed Church of Gorinchem. From there it was moved to Gameren and restored in 1988 by SF Blank in Herwijnen.

Built as a Reformed Church. Monumental large church building without a tower.

Modest modern church without a tower.

Modern church without tower. Replaced an older Reformed evangelism room.

From the autumn of 2003, liberations took place and due to fundamental difficulties with the course of the Reformed Church (liberated), members of the congregation liberated themselves. The Reformed Church in Lansingerland started as the Reformed Church in Berkel and Rodenrijs / Bergschenhoek. This name was due to the fact that the first liberations took place in these places (in Berkel and Rodenrijs on 4 September and in Bergschenhoek on 27 September 2003). The members of both congregations together formed one congregation. The official institution (by the election and confirmation of three elders and two deacons) took place on 23 November 2003. During and after this period, there was an influx of members who liberated themselves in surrounding, but also in more distant places such as Amstelveen and Hoofddorp. As a result, the congregation increasingly became a regional congregation. In mid-2020, the congregation has around 250 members. Initially, church services were held in the Multi-Functional Space on the Anthuriumsingel in Berkel en Rodenrijs. When this space quickly became too small, after some wandering around at various buildings in Bleiswijk, the sports hall 'De Sterrenhal' on the Wilgenlaan in Berkel en Rodenrijs could be used for many years. On Saturday evenings, the sports hall was prepared for church services by several members of the congregation and after the second church service the hall was cleared out again. The catechisms, associations and other meetings were held in the building 'De Tupper' at Kerkstraat 31 in Bleiswijk. From March 2016, the Auditorium, belonging to the former vegetable auction in Bleiswijk, could be used for the weekly church services. Setting up and clearing away the church hall was therefore a thing of the past. From 2013 onwards, the desire grew within the community for its own church building as a central address for church services, catechisms and association life. Organised evangelism could also be started from there. It turned out to be feasible to finance our own church building. In 2015, we were able to start the new construction and since October 2016, with deep gratitude to the LORD, Who made all this possible, we have been the user of the church building at Rembrandtlaan 42 in Bleiswijk.