Midwolda Church
The tower of this church has a special, octagonal, wooden superstructure, and was built two decades earlier than the church itself. The current wide rectangular hall church was built in 1738 and replaced a very impressive Romanesque church with four (!) towers. A reminder of these towers can be seen in the pinnacles on the wide gable roof; on every corner one. In the church itself the large Hinsz organ from 1772 stands out.
About this building
The tower of this church has a special, octagonal, wooden superstructure, and was built two decades earlier than the church itself. The current wide rectangular hall church was built in 1738 and replaced a very impressive Romanesque church with four (!) towers. A reminder of these towers can be seen in the pinnacles on the wide gable roof; on every corner one. In the church itself the large Hinsz organ from 1772 stands out.
The oak furniture, consisting of pews, a pulpit decorated with wood carvings, and two gentlemen's benches with the coat of arms of Hora Siccama, is from the construction period. The church is owned by the Oude Groninger Kerken Foundation, but is rented by the Dutch Reformed congregation. They provides the weekly church services.
The church of Midwolde is one of the largest museums in the Netherlands. It is also one of the beautiful churches in the Netherlands, together with the museum. The church also has an organ is one of the largest in the Northern Netherlands. It was built in 1772 by organ builder Albertus Anthoni Hinsz and is richly decorated with Louis XV wood carvings.
