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Around 1860, the committee for the Foundation of a Reformed Church of Lemele and Archem was established. At that time, the inhabitants of Lemele still had to walk about nine kilometres to Ommen to attend church services on Sundays. This proved to be too much of a task for many people. The efforts of the committee paid off. On 21 May 1865, the Koepelkerk was consecrated. This soon proved to be too small and after several renovations, it was decided to build a new church at the end of the 1930s. This was put into use in January 1940.

Characteristic reconstruction church with tower. Built as Dutch Reformed Church.

Dutch Reformed Church. Simple hall church from around 1800. Enlarged in 1860 with north arm and tower. In the windows four stained glass windows by Ype Staak, 1788. Single manual organ, made in 1881 by L. van Dam and Sons. Bell tower with clock by J. Noteman, 1638, diam. 66.5 cm. Mechanical tower clock by JV de Vries, Drogeham, 1913.

Built as a Reformed Church. Now a church of the Protestant Community of Gastel and Kruisland. A classicist hall church in the so-called Waterstaat style. It dates from 1811 and is a gift from King Louis Napoleon. After a restoration in 1960, the church was restored again in 2000. In addition to the renovation of the exterior, which was carried out by contractor Van Agtmaal, the interior was tackled by the Gastelse former furniture maker Van der Zee, who refurbished the pews and made a new pulpit and cross. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The church was built in 1860 (see the facade stone in the left side wall). Since then, the front facade has not been changed, but the windows in the side walls, which illuminate the service rooms, have. These were renewed in the 1930s, but the old situation can still be recognized. The two diagonally placed closing sides also have renewed windows that were probably installed in the 1930s. The interior will have been renovated in the same period. The current wooden vault shows the characteristics of that period (1930s character). What the original vault looked like can no longer be determined.

Single-nave church with a tower of three sections. The original 13th century tower, the 15th century nave and an organ by WH Kam from 1859 were destroyed in 1944. The 15th century choir was preserved and renovated in 1949 to a design by FJA den Tex and J. Hillebrants, and extended with a new narrower nave. In 1953 provided with a new tower of three sections. In 1986 the liturgical arrangement was changed. During an extension in 1999 the nave was provided with modern bay windows.

Church with roof turret, in neo-Gothic style. It was extended in 1881. It has a mechanical tower clock made by Van Bergen in 1881.

Dutch Reformed Church from the end of the 15th century. Single-nave nave and narrower choir without buttresses, probably from the same period as the tower. Nave largely renewed later. Single-manual organ, made in 1871 by H. Knipscheer for the Reformed Church in Veessen. After a temporary stay in the Reformed Church in Andijk, the organ was restored in 1974 by Verschueren Orgelbouw and placed in Kortenhoef. Bell frame with bell by Johannes Dop, 1641, diam. 120.5 cm. Mechanical tower clock by Eijsbouts, 1923.

Cruciform church with roof turret in neo-Gothic forms. Built as a Reformed Church. This is now the church building of the Protestant Church (PKN) in Loenen aan de Vecht. In addition, in Loenen there is also the historic Village Church, as a Reformed Church with a Reformed Bond signature.

Important historical church with many extensions, especially the extremely interesting neo-style tower.Built as Dutch Reformed Church. Replaced an older church. Renovated in 1923. Since 2001, Samen Op Weg church. The church was restored in 2001. Action was taken to restore the tower dating from 1865.