Ichthuskerk
Katwijk aan Zee, NL
Dutch Reformed Ichthus Church from 1964. Interesting modern hall church with tower, prominently situated in the dunes.
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Katwijk aan Zee, NL
Dutch Reformed Ichthus Church from 1964. Interesting modern hall church with tower, prominently situated in the dunes.
Meerkerk, NL
Ichthus Church in Meerkerk.
Amersfoort, NL
Important modern church with tower.
Rotterdam, NL
Architecturally interesting, functional church without a tower in Rotterdam-Alexanderpolder, built as the Reformed Church of Rotterdam East. The Korean Reformed Church of Rotterdam is also located here. Since the merger in 2023, NGK.
s-Gravendeel, NL
Neo-Gothic hall church without tower. Out of use and demolished in 1991. Replaced on site by the Ichthus Church .
IJmuiden, NL
Built as a Reformed Church. Damaged by war in 1944, rebuilt in 1950, named Ichthus Church. Architecturally interesting hall church with roof turret and attached parsonage, built in 1938-1939 to a design by SJ Meegdes and A. ten Broeke. Organ with two manuals and free pedal, built in 1951 by the firm JC Sanders & Zoon (Utrecht). In the front facade large round stained glass window "Ichthus"; in the side walls also stained glass windows. Since 2004-2005 the Ichthus Church is one of the three remaining churches of the PKN in IJmuiden:
Colmschate, NL
Protestant Community Colmschate/Schalkhaar. Originally in use as the Dutch Reformed Church of Colmschate. Hall church with saddle roof tower in traditionalist forms. History After the arrival of Rev. A. van der Walle in 1937, it was decided to build a new church to replace the old one, which was built in 1844. The church council also decided to commission architect W. Verschoor to build a hall church with saddle roof tower in traditionalist forms. The church received various donations for the church. On 8 March 1938, the mayor and aldermen of Diepenveen granted permission for construction. The church was built in a few months. The firm J. Berends en Zonen built the church for f 23,343. f 3018 was spent on pews, pulpit, baptismal font and tables. The central heating cost f 1615, the chandeliers with wall arms f 985 and the organ f 1,682. The new church was consecrated on Friday, September 16, 1938.
Reeuwijk, NL
Built as a Reformed Church. Modern church with tower in Reeuwijk-Brug. Expansion 1998.
Boskoop, NL
Community founded in 1934. Replaced a former church building at Dwars Nieuwstraat 2 in Boskoop. The church building at Mendelweg was put into use on 21 November 1968 with 380 seats
Ridderkerk, NL
Modern church with a small tower. In 1967 Ernst Leeflang built a new organ for the Reformed Pilgrim Church.
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