De Ark
Dronten, NL
Built in 1966 as a Reformed Church. Modern church with freestanding high tower. After partial demolition of outbuildings in 2003 new construction. The Reformed Church (Liberated) worshipped in the hall of De Ark from 1969 to 1973.
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Dronten, NL
Built in 1966 as a Reformed Church. Modern church with freestanding high tower. After partial demolition of outbuildings in 2003 new construction. The Reformed Church (Liberated) worshipped in the hall of De Ark from 1969 to 1973.
De Ark, NL
In 1946, own office bearers were confirmed and from 1953 plans were made to build their own church building. Construction started in 1958 and on 15 May 1959 the building could be put into use, after which - on 1 April 1961 - the Reformed Church of Nieuwendijk was recognised as an independent church.
Beilen, NL
Built as Reformed Church Liberated De Ark (1965, A. de Ruiter). The congregation first met at Wilhelminaplein 2. The church building was expanded in 1993. After ten years, expansion was again necessary. The church hall was doubled in size, the hall was enlarged and a consistory/meeting room was added. On 31 January 2004, the church was put back into use. (51-04)
Schaesberg, NL
Built as Dutch Reformed Church. Now a church of the Protestant Community of Oude Mijnstreek.
Ede, NL
Reformed church centre De Ark is the church building for the parishes six and seven of the Reformed Church of Ede. It was built in 1981 in the Veldhuizen district and is completely detached. On 17 December 1981, the church building was put into use in a service led by Rev. T. van 't Veld and Rev. H. Nap. The name of the church refers to Noah's ark. That is why a memorial stone has been embedded at the entrance to the church with a text that refers to this: 'Go thou and thy whole house into the ark'. For the construction of the building, a temporary church was used that could accommodate 350 people. This was a wooden building that had been purchased in Huizen in 1969. It was no longer needed there because the Reformed Zenderkerk had been completed. Volunteers from Ede demolished the building in Huizen and rebuilt it in Ede in a part of the Veldhuizen district, which was not yet built up at the time. For the establishment of parish 6 in the Veldhuizen district, parish five was divided. The emergency church was put into use in April 1969 in a service led by Rev. A. den Hartogh, the minister of parish 5 and Rev. Noordegraaf, the minister of the new parish.
Maassluis, NL
Founded in 1974 as a Dutch Reformed parish church. Hall church with side rooms, without tower. Strikingly situated on a pond amidst greenery. Until 1996, members of the Dutch Reformed Churches in the Netherlands also attended church in this church. Currently (summer 2010) there is a discussion about closing the church building due to the merger of two districts of the PKN Maassluis. The last PKN church service was held in De Ark on 26 September 2010. The Reformed Immanuel Church (1955, BT Boeyinga) has been the Protestant church of Maassluis since Sunday 3 October 2010. The De Ark building has now become a Dutch Reformed church.
Amsterdam, NL
The Ark is a church building in the Slotervaart district of Amsterdam Nieuw-West . The church was built in 1960-'61 to a design by architect Piet Zanstra . The building has been on the municipal monuments list since 2008 and on the Top 100 of young monuments in Amsterdam.
Nieuwendijk, NL
On May 2, 1992, the new Reformed center, which was then named 'De Ark', was put into use.
Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL
Built as a Reformed church. Interesting modern church building without a tower.
Bruchterveld, NL
Characteristic Reformed church building with roof turret. The Ark is now a church of the local PKN, the Protestant Community.
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