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Mennonite Church. Simple hall building according to the facade stone from 1838. Two weather vanes, a ship and a horse.

This important, beautiful church building without a tower is almost entirely built into an (irregular) residential block. Of the exterior (unless the church is open) only something can be seen at the back. In 1588, during the years of the restoration of the Spanish rule in Deventer, the Catholic merchant and mayor Macharius Penninck bought the hereditary property of the noble family Swaefken between Brink and Spijkerboorsteeg. The showpiece facade was probably built in 1597. A new "city palace" was built on the site of the old buildings.

Bovenknijpe. The current church building was built on the site of a church building from 1751. The church was built as a meeting house. In 1856 the front facade was completely renovated. The original interior with pews and chairs is still present in the church

Mennonite Church. Simple building with an entrance framed by columns. Pulpit. Organ with main work and upper work, made in 1786 by J. Strumphler for the Mennonite Church "De Zon" in Amsterdam. Moved to Leeuwarden in 1850. Extensively renovated in 1858 by L. van Dam and Sons.

Mennonite Church. Hall church under hipped roof from 1841. Front facade finished by cornice with classical frieze. Entrance framed by pediment. Organ by the firm L. van Dam & Zonen from 1916.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Mennonite believers were tolerated by the local government. The government allowed Mennonite communities to build their own church, but these were not allowed to be on the public road. In practice, this usually meant that a house was built for the church. In Joure there is no longer a house in front of the church hall, but the small square in front of the church is a reminder of the situation in the 17th century. The church building on Midstraat dates from 1824.”

Mennonite church from 1838. The side walls are divided by lesenes, between which there is a semicircular closed window. It also has a framed entrance. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The foundation stone for the Mennonite meeting house was laid on 29 April 1767 by two-year-old Wyger Martens. Renovations took place in 1858 and 1910. In 1974-1975, another renovation took place, during which the pews were replaced by chairs and the pulpit was replaced by a smaller and heavier one. The interior was renovated in 2008. The colour blue now predominates. There is a wooden floor and the organ has been painted completely white. The re-opening took place on 20 September 2008. (61-09)

Modern hall church without tower. Replaced an earlier 19th century church.

In 1895 Bakker & Timmenga built a new organ for the Mennonite Church in Veenwouden. The same firm restored the work in 1981. In June 1981 the organ could be put back into use.