Oude Pekela Church
With the reclamation of the peat colonies around 1600, the village of Oude Pekela was founded. Not much later, between 1683 and 1685, they built a simple hall church, financed by the city of Groningen, which also became the owner of the church.
About this building
On the oldest seal of Oude Pekela is a woman (city of Groningen) with a girl (Oude Pekela) on her hand and the caption: 'Groningen ensures'.
The church has changed considerably since its construction: in the 18th century it was enlarged considerably, in the 19th century the ridge turret was replaced by the current, ornate tower. Inside, the original wooden ceiling was replaced in the 19th century by a whitewashed ceiling. The furniture is partly 17th-century, partly 18th-century.
