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With the arrival of Hendrik Groenier from Amsterdam to Apeldoorn on 5 May 1904, the Apostolic community in Apeldoorn began. Their first church was built in 1913. In 1928, a new church was built at De Ruyterstraat 7. After the schism in 1951, it became the building of the New Apostolic Church. The building was demolished in the summer of 2006.

The NAK had been holding its services for years in a renovated villa. It was in dire need of renovation. But it turned out to be cheaper to build a new church with 70 seats at De Vesting. And they started doing that in the summer of 2002. In July 2003, the new church in the new Woldmeenthe district was put into use. There are 75 seats and various side rooms. The old building, the Villa Botha, on the JH Trom Meesterstraat, had been in use since 1958. The new owner wants to use it as a home again. (48-02/50-03)

Reconstruction church, built on the site of the former synagogue . At the foot of the Martini Tower. The synagogue was irreparably damaged when this tower was blown up in 1945. The upper floor of this building is a residence.

Nice modern church, characteristic of this church community. Modest octagonal brick building in modernist style, designed by the architectural firm Hupkes and Van Asperen and built in 1958. The whole is crowned by a central tower of metal, above which is a metal sculpture representing a cross and a radiant sun, which is the symbol of the New Apostolic church community.

The New Jerusalem Church in Emmeloord was built as a Reformed Church. Willem van Leeuwen delivered an organ in 1955. It was restored by Kaat & Tijhuis in 1982. The Mixture of the Main Work was changed by them from VI-VIII strong to IV strong. The church building has been in use as a PKN church since June 2006. The organ was overhauled in 2008. The Ruispijp IV strong of the pedal was replaced by a Roerquint 5 1/3', probably by the firm Kaat & Tijhuis, who also maintain the organ. A few years later, the Octaaf 2' of the Rugwerk and the Nachthoorn 2' of the Main Work were swapped.

Built as a Reformed Church. Later expanded. Hall church with roof turret.

Built in 1965 , this church is located in North Holland.

Built as Dutch Reformed Church, replacing the earlier Badkapel, elsewhere in Scheveningen. Extremely important, monumental church building on the ground plan of a Greek cross, built in 1915-1916 to a design by W.Ch. Kuijper jr. The church has two large towers, placed in the armpits of the main nave and transepts. They are crowned by an octagonal structure with helmet-shaped copper roofs. A small dome-shaped crowning on the crossing. Striking entrance with arcades, the arched theme of which recurs in various places in the building. Very large windows in the gables of the four arms, provided with traceries in natural stone and brick. They contain stained-glass figurative glass. The wooden roofs are provided with decorative painting on the inside. In addition to the organ gallery, the church has deep galleries with ascending pew arrangement in the other three naves. The benches on the galleries date from the construction period, those on the ground floor were replaced later. Many interior components from the construction period were preserved; the baptismal fence and church council benches have disappeared. In 1989, new liturgical furniture was placed around the pulpit, the design of which was adapted to the pulpit.

Interesting interbellum church with a tower placed on the side. Built as the Dutch Reformed Church. This church building looks very much like the (still existing) Dutch Reformed New Church in Huizen.

Church building in the shape of a Greek cross built in clean brickwork under saddle roofs covered with grey clay tiles. Front facade (O) with a central risalit that suggests a three-aisled church. The risalit is closed off by corner pilasters with natural stone cover plates and is provided with a drip moulding. Centrally placed entrance under a round arch with archivolts. The wooden doors with iron fittings are under a natural stone calf with a vertically divided, round-arched fanlight above it. Above the entrance three high round-arched windows with stained glass. In the top a small round-arched window. The side facades of the risalit contain doors under segmental arches with sandstone springers. In the recessed parts of the front facade are small round-arched windows. Side facade (S) consisting of a projecting facade section on the left (the end facade of a transept arm) and a recessed facade section on the right with a four-sided chapel. In the recessed part of the facade and the chapel several round arch windows. In the risalit an entrance under a round arch, above which a very large round arch window with stained glass is placed. The northern transept arm also contains such a round arch window. In the rear facade several small round arch windows. Fairly sober INTERIOR with balconies, supported by natural stone columns with Corinthian capitals and galleries. Panelled ceiling with ceiling beams supported by corbels. Original pulpit consisting of a marble base with wooden superstructure.