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Johanneskerk

Breda, NL

Dutch Reformed Church. Building in Water Board style from 1819 designed by N. Plomp. Plastered facade with semicircular Ionic pilasters, pediment and domed roof turret. Beautiful pavement posts with fence. Two memorial stones in the facade, in which the founding decree of King William I is commemorated. Beautiful oak pulpit and copper lectern in Louis XVI style from the 18th century from Katwijk aan Zee. Copper reader's luthier from approx. 1815. The Dutch Reformed Church of St. John in Princenhage put a new Van den Heuvel organ into use on 10 January 2004. It replaced an electronic organ that was installed behind a false front.

Johanneskerk

Sint Jansklooster, NL

Replaced a church from 1897. Characteristic Reformed hall church from the 1960s. Example of a so-called multi-storey church.

Johanneskerk

Sittard, NL

Built as a Reformed Church. Modern church with tower. On January 1, 1998, the Reformed Church and the Reformed Church were federated. This also gave them two buildings: the old Dutch Reformed Church on Gruizenstraat and the much younger Reformed Johannes Church on Mgr. Vranckenstraat. The Johannes Church is the largest and is used weekly for church services. The much smaller Dutch Reformed Church is used for special services, for vespers, as a silence center, etc. In the summer of 2004, the Johannes Church was completely refurbished. (see also www.protestants-sittard.nl)

Johanneskerk

Rotterdam, NL

Built as Dutch Reformed Church in the Lombardijen district in Rotterdam-South. Modern church with tower. The church is also used on Saturdays as a church for the Adventist Church Rotterdam International (a Seventh-day Adventist church).

Johanneskerk

Laren (NH), NL

Historic village church with tower. Until 1581 this was the Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist. Rebuilt in 1927.

Johanneskerk

Nieuwerkerk, NL

Historic church with hexagonal tower rebuilt in 1975-1976. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Johanneskerk

Gorinchem, NL

Built as a Reformed Church. Extremely important, large, beautiful reconstruction church with a large tower. From ± early 2000s this church was threatened with closure and demolition. In the late 2010s this church was designated as a Municipal monument.

Johanneskerk

Opheusden, NL

Late Gothic village church with three-aisled, pseudo-basilica nave and transept, dated 1524. Single-aisled 15th century choir. Sacristy in the corner between choir and southern transept. After the war destruction in 1940, in which the tower and the western part of the nave were lost, the nave was extended to the west during the restoration (1949-'50). The church has four tombstones from the 17th and 18th centuries. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Johanneskerk

Hommerts, NL

Church on Cemetery. In the Herv. Church baptismal font foot with cymbal (XVII). Organ with main work and upper work, made in 1869 by L. van Dam and Sons. In 1925 extended with a free pedal by Bakker and Timmenga that was maintained during the last restoration in 1988. Bell tower with bell by F. Simon and A. Overtin, 1624, diam. 98.5 cm.

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