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The Roman Catholic parish of IJsselmuiden was founded on 1 January 1857 and is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Before 1857, Catholics from IJsselmuiden attended church in one of the two stations in Kampen. The first church in IJsselmuiden was built in 1859. Due to the growth of the parish, a larger church was built on the same site in 1919. The architect was Jan Stuyt and the contractors were the Koenders brothers from Enschede. The church was consecrated on 7 October 1919. The relics of Saint Damian and Saint Euphemia were placed in the main altar.

Late neo-Gothic church with a high post-war tower, which at 63 m is one of the highest post-war church towers in the Netherlands.

Late Wielderskerk. Roof turret at crossing.

The church is part of a complex; until 1976 the monastery complex of the Oblate Fathers, from 1976 the Penitentiary Institution "Ter Peel". The church is situated in a park-like (monastery) garden, vegetable garden and (formerly) orchards, according to the design of landscape architects Van Loo from Terwinselen (1947). Only the entrance to the church has remained outside the fences of the penitentiary institution.

Exceptionally important church with tower, in expressionist brick architecture according to the school of Dom. P. Bellot OSB. This church replaced a smaller parish church, elsewhere in the city centre, which had become too small. The church is considered an important work in the oeuvre of Dom. P. Bellot and HC van de Leur.

Second Roman Catholic church in Hilversum (after the St. Vitus church). Important neo-Gothic church, on a centralising plan, with a hexagonal crossing with a high roof turret. Very important early work in the oeuvre of Wolter te Riele (1867-1937).

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

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, consecrated 1892, WVA Tepe. Three-aisled hall church, somewhat inspired by Westphalian Gothic with wide intercolumns (spans of the arches in the longitudinal direction of the church) between the columns. Three-sided closed transept arms, three-sided closed choir with diagonally placed polygonal (polygonal) chapels on either side as a transition to the transept. The side aisles have three-sided closures on the west side. Coupled windows in each of the two nave bays. Tower with a wide pointed arch niche in the bell floor in each facade plane, flanked by two narrow ones. Limestone high altar by FW Mengelberg. Mechanical tower clock, F. van de Kerkhof en Zonen, Aarle-Rixtel with electric winding.

In several respects exceptionally original and important "reconstruction church", influenced in design by the Delft School (traditionalism), with references to early Christian church architecture. Front facade with a high, shallow wall; even higher wide, shallow bell tower above the choir. In the bell tower hang, in 4 separate niches, 4 church bells, all 4 of which are rung for church services. Rich detailing with various side chapels. In the choir are 2 important older stained glass windows. Redesign and/or reduction of pew plan in around 2007, whereby the original spatial effect has remained completely intact. The organ is now placed at the front right, at the choir side, instead of above the entrance to the church.

This modern church with a small tower replaced the small church from 1923 on the Veerdam.