The church was built in the years 1928 - 1929 to a design by the architect Ferdinand Jantzen . Originally, the church was to be called the Nieuwe Westerkerk , because of its location in the Plan West , but eventually the name Jerusalem Church was chosen.
Construction started in 1953, but the actual construction did not start until 1954 on a vacant lot where the Hunzestraat, Kuinderstraat and Uiterwaardenstraat meet in the Rivierenbuurt.
Built as a New Apostolic church. As such out of use around 1990. Now in use as the Moroccan An Nour mosque.
The Westermoskee is a Turkish mosque in the West district of Amsterdam . According to the original plan, this mosque would be part of a collaborative project between the then Amsterdam district De Baarsjes , the Turkish-Islamic organization Milli Görüş and housing corporation Het Oosten (now merged into Stadgenoot ). In addition to a mosque, the plan also included the construction of homes and commercial space.
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