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Moluccan Protestant Church.

Built as a Reformed Church. Large, characteristic, iconic church with tower in the centre of Barendrecht. Highest church tower in Barendrecht.

On 8 January 2007, the first pile was driven for a church of its own at the FM Boogaardweg, designed by architect Van Beijnum in Amerongen. On 14 April 2007, the memorial stone was placed in the Bethel Church. The church has room for 365 churchgoers. Of course, there are the necessary side rooms. On 1 September 2007, there was an open day. On 14 September 2007, the official inauguration of the Bethel Church took place.

The Reformed Church of Scheveningen, together with the Reformed Church, now forms the Protestant Church of Scheveningen and is part of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN). The modern Bethel Church, with tower, was built in 1970-1971 (the foundation stone was laid on 30 May 1970) and was put into use on 26 March 1971. Replaced an earlier Bethel Church in Scheveningen.

This church is now in use by the Protestant Evangelisation. Modern church with tower. Replaced an earlier church. Architecturally related to the Johanneskerk in Sint Jansklooster by the same architect.

After the previous church building in the Lange Boonestraat was sold to the Verenigde Touwfabrieken on February 18, 1955, in connection with expansion plans of this company, the possibility of new construction arose.

The first church services under the responsibility of the Reformed Church in Rotterdam Mijnsherenplein are held on 24 February 1957. These meetings take place in the temporary building on the Larenkamp. In 1958 a committee is set up to investigate the construction of a church building of their own. On 25 March 1960 the church is instituted. From 1961 onwards the church services are held in the 'Credokerk' . In March 1962 the construction of the new church building on the Langenhorst can finally begin. Due to the extremely severe winter of 1962-1963 the construction is delayed. On 22 January 1964 the church building can be put into use. The number of seats is 690. In 1974/1975 expanded with a meeting room. The church building is also given the name 'Bethelkerk'.

Built as Dutch Reformed Church. In 2002 this Reformed Church "went together" with the local Reformed Church. The Bethel Church in Nieuwdorp changes owner. The municipality of Borsele wants to take over the church from the Federation of Protestant Churches De Samenwerking.

Built as a Reformed Church in the Charlois district in Rotterdam-Zuid. Characteristic church building, with tower, designed by architect Tjeerd Kuipers. Later in the context of Samen op Weg in shared use by the Ned. Herv. Kerk. Since the early 2000s, this Bethel Church has been one of the churches of the Charlois district of the Protestant Community of Rotterdam Zuid (PgRZ).

From 1964 to 1969 Reformed Church (Liberated). Since 1969 Dutch Reformed Church.