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Modern church without tower. Built as Reformed Church (Liberated), since merger in 2023 NGK.

Large modern round church, with a freestanding rectangular tower, containing two bells. This Roman Catholic church has also been used by the Reformed Church (Liberated) since 2000. In the autumn of 2010, this church building was officially sold to the Reformed Church (Liberated). The Roman Catholic St. Lidwina parish has merged with the Roman Catholic parish of St. Antonius van Padua, with a (beautiful) church on Wilhelminaplein in Best. The parish church of St. Lidwina (1965, L. de Bever), on Raadhuisstraat 209, was closed for Roman Catholic worship in the summer of 2009. From 2000, the Reformed Church (Liberated) held services in the Roman Catholic St. Lidwina church. Since the autumn of 2010, the building has officially only been used as the Reformed Church (Liberated), with the name "Lidwinakerk". In 2010, the church community decided to buy the Roman Catholic church building.

Former Roman Catholic Maria Geboortekerk, in 2000 Reformed Church Liberated. The church building, which had fallen into some disrepair, was renovated at the time. The interior was slightly modified, with respect for the original architecture, including the original granite floor. Furthermore, the focal wall was changed, such as the artistically designed modern pulpit and baptismal font. On the left in the side wall is an artistically designed panel, which is "folded shut" during "Lent" and "folded open" again on Easter Sunday. On the left front on the side wall is an organ by the Gebr. Reil, Heerde, ao. 1963, renovated in 1983, with the console moved from the side to the front. This organ was therefore located in the previous church building of the Reformed Church Liberated. Once again extensively renovated, in connection with placement in the current building, by Pels & Van Leeuwen Kerkorgelbouw, Den Bosch, and put into use on 27 October 2001. Right above the entrance door of this complex is a memorial stone with the year 1962 and the name "Gereformeerde Kerk". Presumably this stone comes from the previous church building, and the name was added later. The members of this congregation of the Geref. Kerk Vrijgemaakt (Reformed Church) at a certain point, during a consultation about what to call their church building, declared themselves in favour of the official name "Gereformeerde Kerk" (partly because in the meantime the denomination "Gereformeerde Kerk" in 's-Hertogenbosch had already become "Samen op Weg", now PKN).

Modern church. Built as Reformed Church (Liberated), after merger in 2023 Dutch Reformed Church. Renovations and extensions in 1984 and 2006.

Built as a Reformed Church. Since 1946 Reformed Church (Liberated). Sober hall church without tower in neo-Romanesque style, built in 1905. Characteristic are the heavily profiled round-arched windows with brick traceries. On the gallery an organ from 1910 by ASJ Dekker (Goes), internally renovated in 1978 by HJ Vierdag (Enschede).

Former Reformed Church (Liberated). After renovation, now Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Modern church without a tower. Built as the Reformed Church (Liberated), after the merger in 2023 NGK

Characteristic Tjeerd Kuipers church with tower. Built as a Reformed Church. Expansion of the church in 1918-1919, also under the leadership of Tj. Kuipers. The church has been used by the Reformed Church (Liberated) since 1945, and was renovated again in 1948. Around 1998, the church was renovated on the inside. During this renovation, the organ console was raised. This created extra space under the church hall (the church is located on a rampart, which means that there is a considerable difference in height between the front and back of the church hall) where extra meeting space was created.

Modern church without tower. Replaced an older Reformed evangelism room.

From the autumn of 2003, liberations took place and due to fundamental difficulties with the course of the Reformed Church (liberated), members of the congregation liberated themselves. The Reformed Church in Lansingerland started as the Reformed Church in Berkel and Rodenrijs / Bergschenhoek. This name was due to the fact that the first liberations took place in these places (in Berkel and Rodenrijs on 4 September and in Bergschenhoek on 27 September 2003). The members of both congregations together formed one congregation. The official institution (by the election and confirmation of three elders and two deacons) took place on 23 November 2003. During and after this period, there was an influx of members who liberated themselves in surrounding, but also in more distant places such as Amstelveen and Hoofddorp. As a result, the congregation increasingly became a regional congregation. In mid-2020, the congregation has around 250 members. Initially, church services were held in the Multi-Functional Space on the Anthuriumsingel in Berkel en Rodenrijs. When this space quickly became too small, after some wandering around at various buildings in Bleiswijk, the sports hall 'De Sterrenhal' on the Wilgenlaan in Berkel en Rodenrijs could be used for many years. On Saturday evenings, the sports hall was prepared for church services by several members of the congregation and after the second church service the hall was cleared out again. The catechisms, associations and other meetings were held in the building 'De Tupper' at Kerkstraat 31 in Bleiswijk. From March 2016, the Auditorium, belonging to the former vegetable auction in Bleiswijk, could be used for the weekly church services. Setting up and clearing away the church hall was therefore a thing of the past. From 2013 onwards, the desire grew within the community for its own church building as a central address for church services, catechisms and association life. Organised evangelism could also be started from there. It turned out to be feasible to finance our own church building. In 2015, we were able to start the new construction and since October 2016, with deep gratitude to the LORD, Who made all this possible, we have been the user of the church building at Rembrandtlaan 42 in Bleiswijk.