De Haven
Emmer-Compascuum, NL
Enlarged and added turret 1919. Out of use and demolished in 1994, for the current new church building .
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Emmer-Compascuum, NL
Enlarged and added turret 1919. Out of use and demolished in 1994, for the current new church building .
Harlingen, NL
Characteristic Reformed church building built in 1926. In 1945 (or 1953) Reformed Church (Liberated). Expansion in 1996.
Pernis, NL
Former farm, demolished for new construction, a modern church building without a tower.
Bergentheim, NL
Modern church with tower. Extension in 2000.
Emmeloord, NL
Designed in 1950 by the famous architect Sybold van Ravesteyn, more or less in the Delft school style. Construction started on 19 March 1951. The builder was the Oord company from Vriezenveen. Until 2006 this church was a Dutch Reformed Church. After that it was sold to the Christian Reformed Church. After the sale the church was restored by order of the building committee of the Christian Reformed Church in Emmeloord. The renovation was carried out under the advice and supervision of Monumentenwacht Overijssel / Flevoland.
Meppel, NL
Nice single-nave church hall in neo-Gothic shapes, with pointed-arch stained glass windows. Extended and modernized ± late 1970s, by adding extensions to the right side of the church hall. This church contains a beautiful older organ, originating from the Chr. Geref. Church on the Lauriergracht in Amsterdam, which was decommissioned in 1986. The organ is at the back of the church and the pulpit at the front. The pulpit is provided with three panels depicting biblical scenes. As is the liturgical table. The woodcarving was made in 1977 by father and son Timmerman from Staphorst.
Amsterdam, NL
In the sixties, the reformed church de Hoeksteen was adapted as a youth centre.
Katwijk aan Zee, NL
Dutch Reformed Church Center, without regular church services.
Maarssen, NL
Modern church with small bell tower.
Nieuw-Lekkerland, NL
Modern church without tower. The congregation belonged to the church association of the Reformed Churches (Liberated).
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