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After the Roman Catholic church was plundered by the Watergeuzen in 1572, a separate church was built here in 1573. The current church was built in 1862-1863. Romanesque pseudo-basilica with a partially built-in tower, designed by Th. Molkenboer. Enlarged in 1912 with a transept and a new choir. Internally plastered barrel vaults. Organ with two manuals by L. Ypma from 1879, restored by Vermeulen in 1984.

Neo-Romanesque church with tower. Replaced a barn church from 1775. In 2017 celebration of the 125th anniversary of this church building. Also restoration of church and tower.

Exceptionally important church in neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic styles, with tower. Built to replace an earlier church , the medieval tower of which still remains elsewhere in the village. Crucifix church on a strongly centralised plan, with an apse on the choir side. Tower to the left of the front facade, covered by a tent roof. The design is in line with the wishes of the Liturgical Movement (so-called people's church) of the early twentieth century: enlarged crossing in the form of an irregular octagon. Largely wooden vaulting of the interior; the vault over the crossing contains a fanlight. The late nineteenth-century inventory (including the main altar) probably comes from the previous church. Partly because this is one of the last remaining churches designed by architect J. van der Valk, this church has an extra rarity value. The only other church by this architect that still exists and is in use as a church is the OL Vrouw Moeder van Goede Raad in Tilburg-Broekhoven; two others have been demolished, and one is out of use; the 2 demolished churches are the H. Sacrament in 's-Hertogenbosch and the St. Joseph in Eindhoven-Tongelre; the St. Bernadette in Rosmalen-Maliskamp is out of use.

Neo-Romanesque church with tower. Forms a beautiful ensemble with all the preserved outbuildings and the cemetery behind the church.

Very important, large, late neo-Gothic church with double tower front and high roof turret. Main work by architect CF van Hoof. Replaced the predecessor of this church . In the late Middle Ages, churches were held in Loon op Zand and Sprang, until the church of Sprang came into Protestant hands in 1609. The Catholics of Kaatsheuvel could now go to church in a farm, on the spot where the Nieuwe Markt is now. It was not until 1736 that Catholics were allowed to build churches again, but with restrictions. This is how the barn churches came into being. The barn church of Kaatsheuvel stood on the spot where the parish centre is now. The parish in Kaatsheuvel was founded in 1796 by separating from the old parish of Loon op Zand. Ultimately, the first stone church was not built until 1835: the Waterstaatskerk, see there. In 1911, pastor Volker suggested plans for new construction. The new church was built next to the Waterstaatskerk and consecrated on July 5, 1913.

A hall church from 1899-1900. In 1907 the nave was partly demolished again to expand the church by adding side aisles along the nave. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Parish of Saint Christoffel. The predecessor, a temporary wooden church, also called a 'car church', was destroyed by fire in 1959. The current church was put into use in 1960. Hall church in modernist forms under a gently sloping lean-to roof and a squat, low bell tower against the front facade.

The parish of Elshout has existed since the 13th century, when it was part of the parish of Oudheusden. When the church in Oudheusden was burned down by the Geuzen in 1579, the chapel in Elshout became the parish church. That older church served until 1879. The history of this church building begins with pastor Van den Bogaert. On 15 April 1878, he laid the first stone. Architect Van Tulder from Tilburg and contractor Van Rooy from The Hague managed to build the church in one year, so that it could be completed in April 1879. On 24 April, the church was blessed and on 1 May, the abbot of Berne celebrated the first solemn Holy Mass. On 16 April 1883, the new church was solemnly consecrated by Mgr. Godschalk, bishop of Den Bosch. During the Second World War, the church and the rectory suffered damage, but they survived the war violence of November 1944. The church suffered damage on April 3, 1973, when a heavy storm raged over the region, and the church tower collapsed. After some emergency measures and with the cooperation of the entire parish, the tower stood proudly on the church again in 1975.

Interesting church building with roof turret in Amsterdam School style in Buitenkaag, which was called Leeghwaterdorp until the 1960s.

New neo-Gothic St. John's Church with roof turret, tower not built. The church replaced the adjacent "Little St. John" from the thirteenth century. This beautiful neo-Gothic church, and the historic Little St. John, are the only church buildings still in use in the Hoensbroek Parish.