The former village of Munsterseveld is a catholic enclave in protestant land that after the Second World War became part of Emmer-Compascuum. A catholic church had been built in 1889, but the current one is a replacement from 1924-1926. This is a big three-aisled cruciform church, designed by H. Kroes, an architect who often built in neo-Gothic style but, such as in this case, in a modern sort of neo-Romanesque style as well. The St. Willehadus looks similar in style to some churches J. Stuyt designed in the same period.