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Modern church without tower. "Refodome". To replace the former church building. The commissioning of this church building took place on 22 June 1984. In 1984, this church building was expanded with 302 seats, bringing the total to 912. An extension was built perpendicular to the church hall, on the west side. There was also more hall space. In 1999, the church building was expanded again on the east side, adding 248 seats. The total then came to 1095 without pull-out benches and extra chairs.

The history of the Reformed Church in Goudswaard goes back to around 1912, when a few people met in the Christian school to read a sermon together on Sunday. From May 1913, they met in the attic of a house. In 1928, a church building was built at Molendijk 84. It was put into use on 13 December 1928. The number of seats was around 200. In 1935, a pipe organ was installed in the church building. When the Germans flooded a considerable part of the Hoeksche Waard in 1944, the church building also filled up. In 1945, the church building was occupied again, but the organ had to be replaced due to the large amount of moisture. In 1960, the organ was restored and expanded. In 1967, the church building was extended by a few metres and provided with a meeting room. The consistory room was also renovated and the organ was placed above the new pulpit. This creates space for approximately 30 seats on the gallery. On 16 June 1967, the church building is put back into use. In 1986, the meeting room is demolished and a new, larger one is built. In 1996, the interior is renovated, bringing the number of seats to 220.

The Reconstruction. Demolished in 1978. Replaced by the current church Eben Haëzer.

Iconic "Refodome" with high roof turret.

Initially the name was "Gereformeerde Kerk van Nieuw Dordrecht". At the end of 1938 a proposal was made to change this name to "Gereformeerde kerk van Klazienaveen". "Among the incoming documents at the meeting of 14 November 1939 a letter stating that the name change has been approved." At a meeting of 22 April 1891 in Nieuw Amsterdam there was a proposal: "with regard to the matter of Nieuw-Dordrecht the church council expresses the wish that, given the circumstances, it is necessary to establish an independent congregation". The church was initially given the name of Nieuw Dordrecht, because a brother wanted to build the church at cafe Lufting on the road from Klazienaveen to Nieuw Dordrecht.

Interesting interbellum church without a tower, with neo-Gothic windows.

As a religious community originally a Christian Reformed Church, emerging from the Christian Reformed Church of 's Grevelduin-Vrijhoeve-Capelle . The church building is the successor to a previously used building.

Characteristic Reformed neo-church with tower. Renovated in 1888 and 1911. Refurbished in 2010.

Church building from 1970 with 166 seats, replacing an earlier building. It was put into use on 23 September 1970 with 160 seats. As of 1 January 2014, Breda became a department of the municipality of Dordrecht. As of 1 September 2015, the municipality of Breda was dissolved and became a "classical drop-in centre" with evangelism activities. The members of Breda have become members of the municipality of Dordrecht. Dordrecht also remains the mother municipality of the "post Breda".

Small church hall.