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Reformed church and tower on churchyard. Simple church building with built-in tower 1781. In the church richly carved pulpit with back wall and sounding board; lectern 17th century communion table. Seven carved gravestones, three 17th century and four 18th century. Organ case and front by H. Knipscheer from 1866. Knipscheer used an old four-foot front that was extended on both sides. Mechanical tower clock by Bergen, Midwolda, 1923, no. 1236.

In its current form, the church of Engelum is a three-sided closed hall church with a tower of three sections with a constricted spire. The tower, which is not accessible from the church, was sheathed in 1887 and is said to still have thirteenth-century masonry from the original church. According to the memorial stone in the south wall of the tower (inv. no. 16), the rest of the church was also renovated in 1887. Incidentally, the nave and choir were said to have been rebuilt in 1773.

Reformed church. Rebuilt 16th century after fire around 1500. Crucifix church without choir with open roof turret at the crossing. In the west wall a gate with a basket-handle arch and a large closed arch window. Nave and transept of brick with sandstone corner blocks in the bears. In the basements of the walls on the south side moldings of tufa, originating from an earlier church. Nave covered by a wooden barrel vault and aisles by half-half barrel vaults. Nave separated from transept by a painted partition 19th century. Transept with high closed windows in the north and east side, roofing as in the nave. In use as a consistory and winter church. Board with the name list of ministers. Interior: fragment of a baptismal font of red sandstone. Pulpit 18th century, copper lectern. Baptismal fence 17th century with candle holder. Pew 18th century with alliance coat of arms. Two pews. Three copper crowns around 1700. Board with the name list of ministers. Interior: fragment of baptismal font of red sandstone. Pulpit 18th century, copper lectern. Baptismal fence 17th century with candle holder. Gentlemen's pew 18th century with alliance coat of arms. Two pews. Three copper crowns circa 1700. In the tower on the crosswork is the modern bell from 1950. During the Second World War, a bell from an unknown founder disappeared. A second bell, made in 1532 by Jacob Waghevens, was preserved after the war and was subsequently placed in the church. There is also said (?) to have been a bell by J. van den Ghein from 1532.

Reformed church built in 1916 to a design by architect J. Beijlevelt from Amsterdam. An anonymous donor from the Soest area made the foundation of the church possible through a donation. The peat colony canal village, located in one of the younger development areas, emerged from the foundation of the Reformed Church in 1915.

Hall church with tower. Built as a Reformed church. Enlarged 1615, rebuilt 1769.

In a study conducted by the National Bureau for Archaeological Heritage Research, it was established that the church was built around 1050. In a deed from 1188, the parish of Dodewaard is mentioned for the first time among the goods of the Count of Dalen. In a letter from 1316, a parish church is mentioned, in which a valuable cross was said to have been located, which already enjoyed a certain fame at the time and was transferred to the collegiate church of St. Walburg in Arnhem because of the "unsafe" in Dodewaard. In this letter from 1316 by Reinald I of Gelre, Dodewaard, which had to give up its relic cross to Arnhem, is called an unsafe and unpopulated place. However, the tendency of this letter justifies doubt about the correctness of this mention. Reinald was looking for a reason to donate the cross to the newly established church in Arnhem, which he had endowed. The church of Dodewaard appears on a list of churches from 1395. In the confirmation of a donation on 16 October 1410, "the parishes of Dodewerde and Hyen" were mentioned. In 1613, the first minister, Hermannus van Broekhutzen, was confirmed "in the church service of Hien and Doyweert".

Dutch Reformed Church. Simple building on a rectangular plan with a high saddle roof between gables and a bell tower above the west facade. The church originally dates from the end of the 16th or beginning of the 17th century, but major restorations were carried out in 1734 and 1848. Last restoration around 1960. Interior: a pulpit 18b and commandment boards (18d). Bell tower with bell by N. Muller, 1732, diam. 64.5 cm. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock, probably 17th century. A wooden sundial hangs on a buttress on the south wall of the church. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Tower. Brick building from the 15th or 16th century, modified in the 19th century in neo-Gothic style. Above the tower entrance the year 1873. Bell frame with the sound of two bells, one of which by J. Tolhuis, 1537, diam. 40.3 cm. and a replica of the clock by W. Both and E. van der Arck. Mechanical tower clock J. van de Kerkhof, Aarle-Rixtel, later fitted with electric winding.

In 1296, a parish in Sint Kruis was first mentioned, which was subordinate to the Ter Doest Abbey. Due to flooding, partly as a result of the Geuzen breaching the dikes in 1584 to stop the Spanish troops, the area was flooded and was not drained again until 1651. The current church building dates largely from the 14th century and initially consisted of a single-nave church with a tower. In 1467 and 1483, the church was enlarged to a three-nave church with a choir and transept. This church was badly damaged during the Dutch Revolt, but in 1652 it was restored to serve as a Reformed church building. What remained was a single-nave church with a straight-ended nave and the tower. Another renovation took place in 1872. In 1944, the church was badly damaged by war violence and was restored in 1948-1949.

Reformed Church and Tower. At the western end of the old centre on a fenced churchyard, spacious single-nave church building with tower from 1777. Pilasters on choir closure, west facade and lower tower section; second and third tower section with Ionic and Corinthian pilasters respectively. Above the church entrance, carved window. In the church, oak pulpit from 1684 with back wall and sounding board; baptismal fence with twisted balusters and festoons; oak ball-leg table. Canopied lord's pew; two non-canopied pews; twelve pews with carved end walls. Organ with main work and back work, made in 1784 by Lambertus van Dam on organ balcony with parapet, including back wall with carved panels, all 1784. Copper crown. On the pews, large number of copper candlesticks. Under the wooden floor, number of tombstones. Bell frame with the sound of two bells, one by J. de Bomen, 1438?, diam. 96 cm. and one by P. Overney, 1683, diam. 91 cm. Mechanical tower clock, 18th century.