The construction of the for the most part tuffstone Romanesque church started in the 11th century.

[1] Under the choir is a crypt, uniek for the north of the Nederlands.

1525 with the replacement of the southern aisle by a new, Gothic one, dominantly of brick.

[1] The monumental Pipe organ was built in 1892 by Bakker & Timmenga.

It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 11691 and is rated with a very high historical value.