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Vranjaš Monastery lies on the slopes of the Fruska Gora mountains, near the village of Manđelos. A church dedicated to St Basil of Ostrog was built in 2014 with Norwegian white pine. The interior is lavishly decorated with iconostasis painted by painted by Borislav and Marija Živković.

Vranje Cathedral dates back to the end of the 17th century. It was built with the help of Pasha Hussein of Vranje. The church was rebuilt in 1858-1860 under the direction of the builder Andreja Damjanov. The church community entrusted the painting part of the iconostasis works to Dimitar Krstević-Dič, then the most famous and talented icon painter of Vardar Macedonia.

Vrdnik-Ravanica is a historic monastery on the slopes of the Fruska Gora Mountains near the Vrdnik thermal springs. It is one of the 16 surviving Orthodox monasteries built between the 15th and 18th centuries on the Fruška Gora mountain in Serbia (also known as the Serbian Mount Athos).

Initially also called Memorial Church. Parish Emmaus Congregation, new name Peace and Reconciliation.

Built as a Reformed church. Interesting church building with a low tower. Replaced the Reformed Church that was destroyed by war in 1944.

Reformed Church De Vredehorst in Hoogeveen-West. Also in use as Moluccan Church. Interesting modern church with tower.

Built as a Reformed Church. Interesting modern church building. Since 1998 Samen Op Weg church, named Vredekerk. Later PKN. This church is, after the decommissioning and demolition of the Reformed Church, the (only) church building of the Protestant Community of Soesterberg.

The Reformed Church Council of The Hague-Loosduinen opened this church building on 31 August 1956 on the Maartensdijklaan. The building, which included a church hall with gallery, had 750 seats and several additional rooms. Total construction costs Hfl. 290,000.- excluding costs of land and interior. Builder Firma S. Woudstra from Arnhem. (source: Yearbook 1956 Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, which provides an overview of all new church buildings put into use that year).

The foundation stone was laid on 15 June 1923 and the church was put into use on 5 March 1924. Due to the growth of the congregation, a second church was put into use in 1965, the Johanneskerk, located on the J. Vermeerplein. Due to a decline in church attendance, the Johanneskerk was sold in 2003 after an emotional municipal election and was demolished in 2004 to make way for housing. Before the Johanneskerk was closed, the Vredekerk was thoroughly renovated. The facades and the roof were tackled, but the interior of the church was also given a new look. For example, the large pulpit disappeared for a mobile one. The separate elders' benches had to make way for a larger stage. This is more convenient for when concerts are given. The new pulpit can then be removed in its entirety. All in all, the Vredekerk has been completely given a new look. It took a lot of time. Many volunteers also helped to achieve this beautiful result. The old brown and beige colour has been completely replaced by sparkling blue and red. To complete the renovation, a church nameplate was hung above the door.

The Reformed Church on the Rulstraat was built in 1810-1811. The construction was made possible by financial support from King Louis Napoleon as compensation for the return of the Sint Janskerk to the Roman Catholics. The church was built in the neoclassical style. The carved Renaissance pulpit and the three copper chandeliers (the oldest dates from 1609!) come from the Sint Jan. The church was restored from 1961 to 1963. Since the early 1990s, the church has been called 'Vredeskerk'. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.