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Mennonite Church. Neoclassical hall church, built in 1842 to plans by PJ Rollema. Front facade with an entrance with round arch windows, four Doric pilasters, a Doric frieze and a triangular gable field. The windows in the side facades have, remarkably enough, the pointed arch shape. The interior has a semicircular closure and shows a wall treatment formed by Corinthian pilasters. These carry a cornice that forms the transition to the flat ceiling. Pulpit in neo-Gothic shapes. Organ with main work and upper work, made in 1847 by JC Scheuer. Scheuer used the wind chest and pipework of the old organ, which was made in 1786 by A. van Gruisen.

Hall church without tower.

Hall church from 1858. Renovation, including new facade, in 1968.

Relatively large hall church without tower. Replaced an earlier Vermaning on the Weststraat.

Mennonite Church. Simple hall building according to the facade stone from 1838. Two weather vanes, a ship and a horse.

Neo-church without tower. New front facade in 1950.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Mennonites were not allowed to build their churches on public roads. They often held their church services in an ordinary house or a clandestine church. That is why this inconspicuous building is half hidden behind the sexton's house. It was the meeting place of the Frisian community that united with the Waterland movement in Edam in 1742. The Vermaning was built in 1702 after a previous church building on the same site was seriously damaged by fire in 1699. The interior has an oak interior from the 18th century.

The foundation stone for this Mennonite meeting house was laid on 15 June 1850. The official opening took place on New Year's Day 1851. The building was restored between 1994 and 2000. The interior was restored in 2008. The meeting house that was used before 1850 is located on Koningsstraat . It is now a residential building, but the windows on the side clearly show that it used to be a church. (60-08)

Mennonite CHURCH (meeting house), built in 1892 to a design by architect Van der Meulen. The design is comparable to the meeting house in Vlissingen built three years earlier.

The Mennonite Meeting House dating from 1790 and its associated side rooms were restored and renovated in 2007. The old entrance with the large doors is now the main entrance again. Inside, everything is so flexibly arranged that the building can have a multifunctional purpose. (60-08/61-09)