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The church consists of a nave from 1836-1838, built by the water board inspector J. van der Reydt, a transept and choir from 1932 by J. Franssen and a west tower from 1908-1910, probably designed by C. Franssen. The latter remains to be verified.

Until 1796 a reformed (also called: reformed) church, then Roman Catholic, demolished in 1885. In 1884 the foundation stone was laid for the current Roman Catholic St. Joriskerk. Hendrik van Tulder from Tilburg drew the design. The church was put into use in 1885. A tower with side chapels was added in 1910 to a design by Jac. van Gils. Restoration started in 2003.

Exceptionally important neoclassical church. Main work of architect HH ​​Dansdorp. Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph, consecrated 1843. From 1853 to 1898 cathedral of the re-established Diocese of Haarlem. Extended for this purpose in 1856. Large neoclassical church with turret on the front facade. Architect: HH Dansdorp; three-aisled neoclassical church, provided with a barrel vault over the central nave. Façade of natural stone; high round columns carry tympanum, round dome tower on Corinthian columns. Largely late nineteenth-century decoration and inventory.

Replaced old church from 1917, which was demolished due to mine damage. Construction followed in 1957. Consecration 26 June 1960 by mgr. Moors. Important work in the oeuvre of JJ Fanchamps (1912-1982): hall church, built in concrete skeleton construction and Kunrade stone, covered by curved shell roofs. To the left of the front facade is a semi-detached tower. The side facades are externally provided with a loggia, to support the shell roof. Remarkable and innovative example of Roman Catholic church construction after the war, especially due to the wide span of the nave. The front facade contains reliefs by W. van Hoorn, representing the Holy Trinity, the four evangelists and the twelve apostles. As an important example of Roman Catholic church construction from the reconstruction period, the church was nominated in 2007 and later designated as a national monument in the context of the reconstruction top hundred.

The first parish church, dating from 1898, with the rectory next to it, stood on the 's Gravenweg. This neo-Gothic church was demolished in May 1992 due to dilapidation and replaced by a new church, located on Kerklaan 20, on the site of the former town hall. After many years of preparation, this new St. Joseph's Church was solemnly consecrated and put into use on 6 November 1992 by the then Bishop of Rotterdam, Mgr. R.Ph. Bär.

The St. Joseph Chapel in Melissant was put into use on 14 November 1900. Until then, the Roman Catholics of the village had to rely on the parish church in Middelharnis. The construction of the chapel and residence was financed by the diocese of Haarlem, under which the South Holland islands belonged at the time, from a legacy received from the estate of Baron RHI van Brienen and from several creations. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

With elements of Neo-Romanesque, in 1927, to a design by architect Joseph Franssen from Roermond, a CATHOLIC CHURCH was built in honour of Saint Joseph. The architect was Johannes Duijf and the contractor was Fincken from Stevensweert. The church is connected to the adjacent rectory on the right side, and on the left and rear side is the Catholic cemetery. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Architecturally important, striking, interbellum church, built in two phases. Extension, with among other things saddle roof tower, built in 1938. The organ was moved from the gallery, at the bottom of the tower, to the choir of the church. On the left in the hall, at the bottom of the tower, is a beautiful small Marianis, with altar, accessible daily.

The current Roman Catholic St. Joseph Church replaced a neo-Gothic church designed by AAJ Margry, which had become too small. It is a rectangular hall church with a semi-detached tower, in Bossche School style.

Heilige Jozef (Church of St Joseph) was built in 1933. It was designed by Hendrik W. Valk (1886-1973). It is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.