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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 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.

Straight-ended hall church with extended entrance portal, built in 1912. Round-arched windows with coloured stained glass in rectangular patterns, furniture from the construction period, made of unpainted pine, still present in its entirety. Single-manual organ by Bakker & Timmenga (Leeuwarden) from 1906.

Mennonite church with extensions. The church has a neck gable dated 1857; heavily framed entrance. On either side service buildings under a saddle roof with a shield in front and behind and chimneys above. Six-pane windows. Cast iron fence along the church grounds. Pavement posts of the service buildings. Single manual organ, made in 1881 by Bakker and Timmenga.

The Bolsward clandestine church is located behind the building line of the buildings in the street. Built in 1809 and expanded and embellished from 1848 to 1855. Framed entrance (all mid-19th century). With a roof turret.

Mennonite church, because of the originally two-manual organ, built in 1855 by GW Lohman from Groningen. In 1866 modified by P. van Oeckelen from Harenermolen and extended with a free pedal. In 1983 and later years restored in phases.

In 1996, the beautiful church from 1853 was demolished because it had become too expensive to maintain. The adjacent buildings, which were also owned by the Mennonite Community, were then restored and converted into a new church.

The foundation stone for this Mennonite meeting house was laid on 15 June 1850. The official opening took place on New Year's Day 1851. The building was restored between 1994 and 2000. The interior was restored in 2008. The meeting house that was used before 1850 is located on Koningsstraat . It is now a residential building, but the windows on the side clearly show that it used to be a church. (60-08)

Mennonite Church. Neoclassical hall church, built in 1842 to plans by PJ Rollema. Front facade with an entrance with round arch windows, four Doric pilasters, a Doric frieze and a triangular gable field. The windows in the side facades have, remarkably enough, the pointed arch shape. The interior has a semicircular closure and shows a wall treatment formed by Corinthian pilasters. These carry a cornice that forms the transition to the flat ceiling. Pulpit in neo-Gothic shapes. Organ with main work and upper work, made in 1847 by JC Scheuer. Scheuer used the wind chest and pipework of the old organ, which was made in 1786 by A. van Gruisen.

Hall church without tower.