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The parish church has a polygonal floor plan. The saddle roofs are covered with slates. The church is built entirely in Nivelsteiner sandstone. Three-aisled neo-Romanesque church. Crucifix church with a main nave with two transepts, a crossing, two side aisles, a main apse and two secondary apses. Square tower with tent roof and with decorative brickwork between the four floors and at the eaves. Decorative brickwork in the form of arched friezes. Tower placed in the front facade of the church, with entrance in a portal with saddle roof. Arched niche above the main entrance under the tower, supported by two pilasters, each with a capital and basement. Against the south side of the tower the oval staircase tower. Round arched windows with stained glass in the side aisles, in the end gables transept and in the choir curve.

The church was built in the garden of the rectory. Its predecessor was a neo-Gothic basilica from 1880 , designed by Peter Bekkers , to which the 15th-century tower was attached. This was demolished in 1927 , but the tower was preserved. The current church is a large church in eclectic style and has a number of remarkable dome towers, including a somewhat higher tower on the cross-passage. The architect of this church was Hubert van Groenendael . It is seen as a transition between neo-Gothic and the Amsterdam School . The vault of the church is painted with scenes, including the Works of Mercy. There are stained glass windows depicting the Apostles.

Replaced a 15th century church. Neo-Gothic church with tower. Destroyed by fire on 30 June 1961. Initially replaced by an emergency church. Secondly replaced by the current modern church. Some architectural details of the burnt down church can also be found in the (smaller) St. Clemenskerk in Nuenen, also by architect Weber. The church in Nuenen still exists and also has a beautiful large cemetery.

Replaced a church from the nineteenth century. Three-aisled basilica church with pseudotransept (transept) in traditionalist forms, strongly influenced by Romanesque. The originally designed front tower was not built. Instead, a small bell pylon stands on the front facade. The wide central nave is based on the concept of the people's church from the early twentieth century.

Roman Catholic church building protected exclusively BECAUSE of the 18th century PULPIT, TWO ALTARS with parts of the communion bench dating from around 1700 and an ORGAN, originating from the predecessor of the former St. Petrus Banden church, designed in 1856 by Th. Molkenboer and completely demolished in 1969 and replaced by the current church building. NB The pulpit and the communion bench have been repositioned in the new church in a modified design. The pulpit is now placed against the wall, whereby the stairs, originally led to the rear along a pillar, have been turned to the front and the guards, previously behind the left open door, are now positioned in front of the left dungeon door. After restoration, five panels of the communion bench were reused in the main altar in the original order and frame. Four angel figures, originally placed between the panels against pilasters, have been incorporated separately in a side altar.

The Sint-Petrus' Bandenkerk is a neo-Romanesque church from 1905. It is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk is a neo-Gothic style Roman Catholic church in the town of Macharen. The church was built between 1862 and 1867, although the tower dates from the 15th century, being the only survivor of the earlier church.

A single-nave cruciform church dating from around 1500, which has been extensively expanded several times, in 1880 (nave) and in 1932 under the direction of architect Wolter te Riele (1867 - 1937) the choir was rebuilt and chapels and sacristy were built for the existing church.

Important neoclassical church with tower. Renovations in 1951 (Sluijmer) and 1972 (Starmans).

The Grote Kerk is called in full St. Peter's Chair in Antioch and is dedicated to the apostle Peter. Around the year 1000, there was already a small hall church here. The current church was mainly built from the 14th to the middle of the 16th century in a regional Gothic style, the Maasland Gothic. The church served as both a chapter church and a parish church.