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Modern church. Built as Reformed Church (Liberated), after merger in 2023 Dutch Reformed Church. Renovations and extensions in 1984 and 2006.

Modern church without tower. Built as Reformed Church (Liberated), since merger in 2023 NGK.

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the first Jews settled in Hoogezand. Initially, they held their prayer services in a private home; it was not until 1810 that a synagogue was established in a house in the Kalkwijk. In 1854, a new building was put into use north of the Winschoterdiep, which, in addition to the synagogue, also housed a school, a meeting room and a teacher's house.

Built as a Reformed Church. In 1945 it became a Reformed Church (Liberated).

Built as Reformed Church (Liberated), after merger in 2023 NGK

Built as Reformed Church (Liberated). Reconstruction church with roof turret. Extended in 1978. Interior renovated in 2015. After merger in 2023 NGK.

Simple hall church from 2000 with preservation of hall and part of old church . Modern designed interior. On the roof of the old part a bell support.

Large modern round church, with a freestanding rectangular tower, containing two bells. This Roman Catholic church has also been used by the Reformed Church (Liberated) since 2000. In the autumn of 2010, this church building was officially sold to the Reformed Church (Liberated). The Roman Catholic St. Lidwina parish has merged with the Roman Catholic parish of St. Antonius van Padua, with a (beautiful) church on Wilhelminaplein in Best. The parish church of St. Lidwina (1965, L. de Bever), on Raadhuisstraat 209, was closed for Roman Catholic worship in the summer of 2009. From 2000, the Reformed Church (Liberated) held services in the Roman Catholic St. Lidwina church. Since the autumn of 2010, the building has officially only been used as the Reformed Church (Liberated), with the name "Lidwinakerk". In 2010, the church community decided to buy the Roman Catholic church building.

Interesting Reformed church building without tower. Church building under construction from 1898. In 1940 provided with a second gallery. The building was renovated in 1980. In 2000 a major renovation was carried out on the stained glass. This was completely removed and replaced after restoration. During the work the bridge rods also turned out to be rotten and the outer walls between the windows were also in such a poor condition that they also had to be repaired. After the work was completed, the entire interior of the building was repainted. The extension on the right-hand side dates from 1991-1992.

Hall church without tower. Built as a Reformed Church in 1863. In 1945 Reformed Church (Liberated).