Dutch Reformed Church, Vryheid
| Dutch Reformed Church | |
|---|---|
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| 27°46′03″S 30°47′31″E / 27.76754°S 30.79182°E | |
| Location | Vryheid |
| Country | South Africa |
| Denomination | Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk |
| History | |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Church |
The Dutch Reformed Church in Vryheid is the mother congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church in the KwaZulu-Natal town of Vryheid.[1][2] It is a rural congregation and a large part of the farming community around Vryheid is involved here.[3][4]
Ministers
[edit]- Adriaan Jacobus Louw, 1888–1893
- Guillaume Francois Marais, 1893–1898
- Edwin Cheere Anderssen, 1899–1921 (toe hy die eerste keer sy emeritaat aanvaar)
- Christoffel Jacobus Snyman, 1922–1928 (aanvaar sy emeritaat; oorlede op 14 Oktober 1937)
- Francois Johannes van der Merwe, 1928–1945 (toe hy die eerste keer sy emeritaat aanvaar)
- André Francois Malan, 1944–1946
- George Johannes Viljoen Bell, 1946–1951
- Josua Petrus Theron, 1947–1951
- Marthinus Muller van Rooyen, 1948–1950
- Ernst Hendrik Latsky, 1951–1959
- Willem Jacobus Gerhardus Lubbe, 1960–1962 (waarna Vryheid-Oos tot 1967)
- Johannes Theodoris Jordaan, 30 Januarie 1965–1974 (oorlede op 28 Junie 2019 in die ouderdom van 92 jaar en amper ses maande)
- Hennie van Schalkwyk, ? – 27 September 2020 (laaste erediens gelei)
References
[edit]- ^ Olivier, ds. P.L. (samesteller), Ons gemeentelike feesalbum. Kaapstad en Pretoria: N.G. Kerk-uitgewers, 1952.
- ^ (in Afrikaans)Besonderhede van die gemeente op die webtuiste van die NG Kerk in KwaZulu-Natal Archived 8 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. URL besoek op 23 Julie 2015.
- ^ (in English) Besonderhede oor dié argitekte op Artefacts.co.za URL besoek op 23 Julie 2015.
- ^ Die kerkgebou by Utrechtstraat 180, Vryheid, soos te sien op Google Maps. URL besoek op 23 Julie 2015.
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