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Replaced a church from 1926.

Beautiful modern church with tower. Replaced a wooden church that stood elsewhere.

As early as 1933, church services were held in the Sunday school room Rehoboth behind the Reformed Martin's Church in Sint Maartensdijk, led by a confessional minister. This building was built by order of baker JM Boogert, who was also a Sunday school teacher. In 1965, a chapel was built on the Westvest, which was given the name "Schrift en Belijdenis". A year later, it was decided to establish an Extraordinary parish and the church was called Rehoboth Church. Since 1978, the parish has no longer been "extraordinary" but is seen as a recognized Reformed sub-municipality. In 1992, the church building was enlarged.

Characteristic Reformed church building with tower. In December 1925, the architect's first construction drawings were on the church council table. Initially, no one thought about a church tower, because it had to be as cheap as possible. The budget indicated approximately 34,000 guilders. Wasn't a wooden church cheaper anyway?! Moreover, the exact location had not yet been determined, because permission had not yet been obtained due to the canal that had to be dug. In the meantime, the architect simply continued calculating and thinking and came to the church council with a construction drawing of the Reformed Zuiderkerk in Emmen, which, including central heating, cost approximately 50,000 guilders, but then you also had a tower! Initially, it was decided – in order to save 6,000 guilders – to leave out the central heating and the tower, but the plans for the construction of an emergency church or a wooden church had also been thrown overboard. When the building permit was finally granted, it was decided to build a church with a tower after all, and construction company Nanning Bulthuis from Buitenpost in Friesland could start. The job was done for fl. 40,500 and the paintwork cost about fl. 2,500. In addition, a horse stable was built at the church for those who came to church by horse and cart. On either side of the main entrance of the church, a small memorial stone was bricked in: to the left of the entrance with the text 'Gebouwd' and to the right of it with '1926'.

Reconstruction church without tower.

Modern church without tower. Early in October 1993, the work on the new church building on the Gerbrandyweg had progressed to the point where it could be used. On Sunday 10 October 1993, it was the first time since 15 June 1980 that the Reformed Church in the Netherlands (Gouda) could meet in its own church building. The official opening took place on Wednesday 20 October 1993.

Modern church with tower in the hamlet of Kinderdijk-Middelweg.

Beautiful "Redodome" with tower. Until 2006 the municipality used the auditorium in the Prins Maurits school

The church building from 1968 replaced the small church from 1907 on the Bonenburgerlaan. That building was converted into a home. On 25 January 1969, the church designed by architect Zeger Wijnands was put into use, but this church building later turned out to be too small. In July 2002, an extension was started. Architect G. Scholte made the design. (48-02) In 2009, the back room was converted into a youth centre. This room can also be added to the church hall. In 2014, the interior of the church hall was renovated. The walls were painted white and the floor and lighting were replaced.

The Christian Reformed Church (CGK) in Lutten was instituted on 11 December 1892. It is not clear where the first church services were held. In 1901, a small church was built on the Anerweg-Noord. That old church was replaced in 1951 on the same spot by this new church, the Rehoboth Church, designed by architect J. Jans. The church was expanded in 1978. In recent years, the congregation appeared to be aging. The church in De Krim was already closed and dissolved on 26 August 2007. And that fate awaits the church in Lutten as well. It was decided to move to Hardenberg. In Hardenberg, the two Protestant Christian primary schools Ichthus and Sjaloom were merged into primary school De Vlinder. The building of the former Ichthus school is now used as a school. The CGK in Lutten bought the closed Sjaloom school and converted it into a church. The last church service was held in Lutten on Sunday 4 January 2009. On Sunday 11 January 2009 the first church service was held in the new church, which, like the school, is called Shalom. (61-09). The former church building on the Anerweg Noord was first rented and later sold to (at that time) the Reformed Church of Bergentheim / Bruchterveld eo (now Lutten eo).