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Gereformeerde Gemeente

Ouddorp, NL

In 1947, the church building was provided with an electric harmonium, which was replaced in 1950 by a second-hand Ernst and Leeflang organ. In 1986, the firm JL van den Heuvel installed a new organ in the church building. During the expansion and renovation of the church building in 2022, this organ was given a new coat of paint.

Gereformeerde Gemeente

Haamstede, NL

Community founded around 1900, by members who withdrew from the Reformed Church. In 1903, a church building on the Noordstraat was occupied. This church building was expanded with a gallery in 1947. Because the growth of the church community continued, it was decided in 1952 to build a new building. On Friday 4 September 1953, the church building with 212 seats was put into use. Rev. W. de Wit led a special church service. He preached based on 2 Chronicles 7 verse 5b: "Thus the king and all the people have dedicated the house of God." Due to the growth in the number of tourists attending church services, the church building was expanded with a hall in 1972. 300 seats. In 1984, the organ was restored. Parts from the organ of the 'Vredekerk' in Katwijk aan Zee were used for this purpose.

Gereformeerde Gemeente

Poortvliet, NL

Hall church without tower. Church building with initially 157 seats. After a gallery was added in 1951, that number rose to 212. The sober brick church building was put into use in 1930 by the Reformed Church, which had been founded the year before.

Gereformeerde Gemeente

Marknesse, NL

The Gereformeerde Gemeente building in Marknesse is a Reformed Church built in 1952.

Gereformeerde Gemeente

Apeldoorn, NL

On 29 March 1927, the new church building on Rustenburgstraat was put into use. The number of members now increased rapidly. On 9 November 1937, the Apeldoorn congregation became independent.

Gereformeerde Gemeente

Hoofddorp, NL

Beautiful reconstruction church with roof turret. Church building replacing the former church building, taken into use on 19 December 1951, with 260 seats. In 1987 the interior was renovated, including a new pulpit and new pews.

Gereformeerde Gemeente

Kootwijkerbroek, NL

The church community was founded around 1954 by former members who attended church in the Reformed Church in Barneveld. The first church services in Kootwijkerbroek were held in the rooms of the School with the Bible. On 25 November 1954, the church building was put into use. The number of seats was 300 at the time. In 1973, it was decided to build a new building behind the existing church building. The former church building was converted into a meeting room. On 31 July 1974, the new church building was put into use with 485 seats. The church building was replaced again in 1988 because it had become too small. On 9 March 1989, a new church building was put into use on the same site with 900 seats. However, the church community continued to grow, so that the church building was expanded again in 1997, the number of seats then came to 1350. The church building was expanded again in 2007, the number of seats then came to 1850.

Gereformeerde Gemeente

Scherpenisse, NL

Well-maintained modern church with roof turret. To the left of this is the older church building.

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