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Nice reconstruction church with tower. In this church a historical organ.

Built as Dutch Reformed Church. Charming church with tower. Remarkable as the only design by architect Wolter te Riele (1867 - 1937) of a Protestant church; Te Riele mainly designed Roman Catholic church buildings. In use as a Reformed Church until 2012. In that year sold to the Reformed Church (Restored), which until then met in Olterterp. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The church of Rijswijk is mentioned in 1369 when Willem VI van Horne, Lord of Altena, gives goods in fief to Vastraet van Giessen, including the ferry of Andel that lies between "Veenregraven" and the church of Rijswijk. From the church visitations of Bishop Metsius it can be concluded that the church is dedicated to St. Stephanus. Historians estimate this church to be very old. During research and excavations, the foundations of a tuff stone hall church from around 1100 were exposed, with a tower on the west side. This old church must have been badly damaged by the many floods of the Maas in the middle of the 13th century. The restoration will have taken place around 1265, after the church hill was first raised considerably. The battle against the water appears to be an eternal one for the church. After repairs were made with great difficulty in the 16th century, the old church succumbed during the flood of 1809. The church was demolished down to its tuff foundation. Much later, a new church was built on the same site, of which the following was written in the middle of the 19th century: "The church stands outside the dike in the Rotgans. It is old and not very large and has a long tower, flat-roofed on top, but is not equipped with an organ. The choir has completely collapsed, except for a few pieces of dilapidated masonry."

Reformed Church. In the rear facade of the church built in 1869 two stones; one with the coat of arms of the united provinces, below that a text concerning the construction of the fortress by Willem Lodewijk and the putting into defensive condition in 1593. The church has a 17th century pulpit, a credo board from around 1600 in the form of a triptych, a copper crown and some 18th century tombstones. Mechanical tower clock, Jos van de Kerkhof, Aarle-Rixtel, ca. 1900.

In 1296, a parish in Sint Kruis was first mentioned, which was subordinate to the Ter Doest Abbey. Due to flooding, partly as a result of the Geuzen breaching the dikes in 1584 to stop the Spanish troops, the area was flooded and was not drained again until 1651. The current church building dates largely from the 14th century and initially consisted of a single-nave church with a tower. In 1467 and 1483, the church was enlarged to a three-nave church with a choir and transept. This church was badly damaged during the Dutch Revolt, but in 1652 it was restored to serve as a Reformed church building. What remained was a single-nave church with a straight-ended nave and the tower. Another renovation took place in 1872. In 1944, the church was badly damaged by war violence and was restored in 1948-1949.

Reformed church built in 1916 to a design by architect J. Beijlevelt from Amsterdam. An anonymous donor from the Soest area made the foundation of the church possible through a donation. The peat colony canal village, located in one of the younger development areas, emerged from the foundation of the Reformed Church in 1915.

The Trudokerk was founded in 1100 under the authority of the Abbey of Sint Truiden (Belgium). It is the oldest church in the region of Land van Heusden en Altena.

Reformed church. Straight-ended hall church from 1866 on the site of the old church from 1762. Above the front facade a wooden facade tower with spire. All facades have round-arched windows. After restoration in 1916 a major restoration followed in 1967 during which the interior was significantly changed. Pulpit from 1866. Organ by J. Proper from 1897, originating from Culemborg and placed in this church in 1927. The bell dates from 1989 and was made by Eijsbouts in Asten (NBr.). It replaces the bell that was made by Jacob Noteman in Leeuwarden in 1649 and is now, being torn, on display in the hall of the town hall of Schiermonnikoog.

The Catholic Parish Church of St. Peter in Mönchengladbach, Germany, underwent a transformation into publicly funded apartments. Designed by Josef Kleesattel, the neogothic church retained its monumental character while accommodating a socially diverse community with affordable rents.

The Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church that was built between 1897 and 1898 by the architect Christoph Hehl. At the end of the 19th century, the urban expansion of Berlin necessitated the construction of new places of worship. As the future district of Prenzlauer Berg was not very dense, the only notable pre-existing buildings were windmills and inns. One of these inns was purchased in 1890 by the parish of St. Hedwig to build a chapel, together with the adjacent presbytery and a Catholic school.