Bethelkerk
Oud-Beijerland, NL
Architecturally interesting modern church with tower in the eastern expansion district Poortwijk. Reformed Federation church.
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Oud-Beijerland, NL
Architecturally interesting modern church with tower in the eastern expansion district Poortwijk. Reformed Federation church.
Steenwijk, NL
Simple hall church without tower in traditional style, founded in 1917 according to a foundation stone in the front facade. Rising masonry, renewed or clad in later times. In the front facade a climbing round arch frieze. One-manual organ, made around 1900 by J. Proper (Kampen), restored in 2004 by the firm Gebr. Reil (Heerde).
Barendrecht, NL
Built as a Reformed Church. Large, characteristic, iconic church with tower in the centre of Barendrecht. Highest church tower in Barendrecht.
Lelystad, NL
In 1969, the first church services were held by the Reformed Church in Lelystad. The meetings took place in the Youth Centre Hoek van het IJ. Due to the growth of the church, in 1973 they moved to the auditorium of the Protestant-Christian primary school Immanuël on the IJssellaan. In 1975, the church community could start building a church on the Zuiderwagenplein. The church building was officially put into use on 12 May 1976. The number of seats was then 300. In 1995, it was decided to expand the church building with a large hall. The official opening took place on 16 October 1996.
IJsselstein, NL
Rather inconspicuous building without a tower.
Den Helder, NL
Built to replace the demolished Gereformeerde Bethelkerk on the Spoorstraat. Architecturally very interesting modern church. On the right side a freestanding small belfry, in which 1 (older) bell, originating from the Geref. Duinkerk in the southern reconstruction district Nieuw Den Helder. This Bethelkerk is now the only Protestant (PKN) church building in "Den Helder binnen de Linie", i.e. the old center and its immediate surroundings.
Enschede, NL
Second Bethel Church in Enschede. Replaced the Bethel Church on Haaksbergerstraat, which was destroyed by an Allied bombing raid on 22 February 1944.
Amsterdam, NL
The Bethel Church, a reformed church. On the ground floor there is a kitchen and a practice room for music clubs. The actual church hall is on the first floor. The building is still in use by the Reformed Church.
Achterberg, NL
The Bethelkerk is a Protestant place of worship. It was commissioned in 1909. Its roof turret was added in 1949.
s-Hertogenbosch, NL
Built as Dutch Reformed Evangelisation room. Rather inconspicuous hall church without tower. Extension 1960. Church of the Reformed-Ref. parish within the Protestant Community of Den Bosch; this is comparable to a Reformed Church with Reformed Bond signature (Bethel Church 's-Hertogenbosch).
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