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The Dutch Reformed Evangelism on Reformed Foundations in Haastrecht was founded in June 1933, when the Association of Reformed Religious Teachers began holding sermons in an inn. Due to the unsuitability of the location, another one was sought, and soon the members of the Religious Teachers Association preached twice on Sundays in the Concordia building. Attendance grew steadily, and in December 1933 it was decided to appoint Mr. G. de Pater, Religious Teacher in Gouderak, to make house calls and give catechism. He was able to devote his energies to our congregation until well after the war. For example, he founded the magazine 'Om Sions Wil' to raise money for Evangelism. After Mr. de Pater, Mr. Stolk, Rev. Verwelius, Rev. Cuperus, Mr. LD Burger, Rev. GH van Kooten were mentors of our congregation. From October 2000 to May 2014, Rev. LD Burger was again the congregation's mentor. In May 2014, he was succeeded by Rev. J. Blom from Ridderkerk.

Reconstruction church with turret and roof turret.

Single-nave village church with early 14th century nave without buttresses, simple, brick tower from probably the same period with a corbelling on arch frieze and slender spire at the height of the church and a deep, buttressed with three-sided closure. The nave, raised in 1865, has a 19th century cove ceiling. The church is completely plastered on the outside. In the choir good 17th century furniture: panelling and benches with lobe ornament within the arches surrounded by acanthus leafwork, well-carved pulpit and simple, sliding gentlemen's benches against the straight sides of the choir. The church also has two copper chandeliers in 17th century style. Mechanical tower clock, has been decommissioned. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The church dates from the second half of the 15th century and was originally connected to the tower. At that time, the building had the tower, a low nave and a high choir. Around 1592, part of the nave was destroyed (siege of Coevorden). The remaining part of the nave was brought to the same height as the choir in 1628 and the west facade was then bricked up. Since then, the church and tower have been separated. Of the Gothic church, only the ruined eastern part and the freestanding tower (ca. 1450 - 1500) remain. The nave is said to have collapsed during the Eighty Years' War - or was the church never finished due to lack of money? When the church was plastered in 1862, the furniture, including two 17th century pews, remained reasonably intact. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The Dutch Reformed Church of Boornbergum was built in 1734. The church was built on the foundations of a predecessor made of tuff stone, the bell tower with saddle roof of which had partially collapsed on 5 December 1733. The current church building is of the hall church type. Its interior includes several centuries-old gravestones, a 17th-century pulpit, a copper baptismal bowl made in 1614 and an organ built in 1925 by the Leeuwarden firm Bakker en Timmenga.

Simple, mid-19th century single-nave church dating from 1850. It is situated on a mound and surrounded by a churchyard, built of yellow Frisian stone; the whole is closed on three sides, is covered by a saddle roof covered with blue tiles and crowned by a turret of a more recent date (19th century) with a constricted spire with tower cock that is equipped with coupled sound holes with dividing columns. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Plastered church building from 1860. The church is a three-sided closure, internal cove ceiling. The inventory includes: a richly carved pulpit in transitional forms Louis XIV-Louis XV, dated on the sounding board; 1744. Lectern and baptismal font holder. Otherwise complete inventory from the construction period; reader's chair, lord's pew, wainscoting with copper wall arms, all circa 1860. Two-manual organ, made in 1859 by H. Knipscheer. The free Pedal made in 1947 is not protected. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Church building rebuilt in the 18th century with upright tower of small yellow stone. Interior richly carved pulpit tub with rear bulkhead, sounding board; baptismal fence, all mid-18th century. Organ with main work and upper work, made in 1868 by L. van Dam and Sons. Bell tower with bell by JN Derck, 1742, diam. 95 cm.

Late neo-Gothic church with historic tower.

Dutch Reformed Church. Since changes after destruction by the French in 1672 consisting of a three-sided closed choir of two bays, from the 15th century, two low, 15th century, shortened in the 19th century, transepts, a 15th century nave of five bays, enlarged around 1500 with a north aisle and a built-in 14th century tower with buttresses on the west side, an arched frieze under the spire and a vault over the lower space. Internal columns with molding capitals and wooden barrel vaults. Restoration completed in 1963. Oak pulpit, baptismal fence and associated copper work from 1680, replaced. 17th and 18th century tombstones. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock by Juriaan van Zutphen, 1695, electric winding.