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Monumental Protestant church with high tower. Nicknames of this church are "Keyserkerk" and "Beemsterkerk". In 2012, a large multifunctional annex was built on the south side of this church, which is (locally) quite controversial. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Simple hall church without a tower.

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.

Dutch Reformed Church. Hall church from 1852 with built-in tower, provided with a wooden crowning. Carved pulpit with, among other things, a representation of Moses, Aaron and the evangelists, the whole above a pelican with young, mid 17th century. Two lecterns (17th century and 18th century) and a baptismal font holder (17th century) made of copper. Two wall plaques with the names of the ministers; 1766 and 1795. Bell tower with bell by A. Koster, 1639, diam. 113.7 cm. Mechanical tower clock by Eijsbouts, 1919.

The reformed church was built in 1893-1894 and designed by the architect Sztehlo Otto in the neo-gothic style. It is the first Reformed church in the town.

Dutch Reformed cruciform church, Gothic building with tower from the first half of the 14th century and nave and choir from the second half of the 14th century. The interior contains a Strumpfler organ from the 18th century. The church also contains the coat of arms of the shooting guild and a funeral board of the Lords of Brederode. The church contains gravestones from the 17th and 18th centuries.

According to the church yearbook, the congregation of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel was founded on 28 June 1925. But it had already been happening for several years that the church council of Moerkapelle had been holding services in Nieuwerkerk. The reason is that there were a few in Nieuwerkerk and Ouderkerk aan den IJssel who wanted to join the old truth, but for whom the distance was too great to join Gouda, Moerkapelle, Rotterdam or Berkenwoude. There was also no Reformed Congregation in Capelle. The first service was held on Ascension Day 1919. At first, elders from Moerkapelle came to read, while Rev. Overduin catechised. But in 1920, an elder and a deacon were confirmed for the Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel branch. On 28 June 1925, the Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel branch became independent. Initially, church was held in a cleaned-up carriage factory. But in 1927 a piece of land could be bought for f. 250,-. The church was built on it, where the congregation still meets today. The total construction costs amounted to f. 8,000,-. The location was chosen between Nieuwerkerk and Ouderkerk, because in those early days a relatively large number of members came from Ouderkerk. The church still stands in a quiet place outside the village centre. In the thirties the church council was in dire straits. In order to build the church the congregation had had to borrow a lot of money, in the form of bonds. The church council was therefore no longer able to repay, and even saw no chance to pay interest for a year. On the advice of Rev. A. van Stuijvenberg, the consultant at the time, a seat fee was introduced: f. 2.50 per year. Nevertheless, the first 25 years of the congregation's existence were a time of steady growth. In 1925 it started with 28 professing members and 36 baptized members, together 64; in 1949 there were 203. Then a slow decline followed, so that in 1983 the congregation had dropped to 148 professing members and baptized members. Since then the number of members has been rising again, so that the latest yearbook mentions 89 professing members and 101 baptized members.

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.

Beautiful modern church. The first members of Spijkenisse initially attended church in the Reformed Church in Poortugaal. On 1 January 1961, the first Sunday church service was held in Spijkenisse, in the Kontakt association building on Vredehofstraat. After first being a department of the church in Poortugaal, the church was established as an independent church on 21 March 1963. In 1967, the church community decided to build a church building. This church building was put into use on 22 February 1968, with 160 seats. In 1974, the number of seats was expanded to 280.

The Gothic Reformed Church of Avas is the oldest building in the centre of Miskolc. The construction of the church began in the 13th century in the Romanesque style. In 1544 the Turks set fire to the church, which was rebuilt from 1563 to 1569 and made Protestant. The Baroque mortuary in the south was built in 1760 and the neo-Gothic in the north in 1896.