Dutch Reformed Church, Bredasdorp
The Dutch Reformed Church in Bredasdorp is the 23rd existing congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church.[1] Along the coast between Cape Town and George it is the third oldest parish, after Swellendam (1798) and Caledon (1811), and only about a month older than Riversdale, which was founded in April 1839.[2]
The NG Mission Church was formed in the late 1800s, though only white members were allowed to attend.[3] The Associate Reformed Church was established at the same location in 1914.[4] The two churches remained separate until 20 May 2018.[5]
Ministers
- Johannes Jacobus Brink, 1839 – 1861
- Charles Marais, 1862 – 1890
- Benjamin Duminy, 1891 – 1897
- Johan Augustinus Koch, 1898 – 1903
- Daniel Jozua Viljoen, 1904 – 1934
- Johannes Zacharias Eloff, 1934 – 1946
- Christoffel Hermanus Latsky, 1943 – 1948
- Jacobus Johannes Christiaan Struwig, 1944 – 1948
- Frederic John Berning Malan, 1947 – 1960
- Pieter Jacobus Raubenheimer, 1949 – 191
- W. W. Greeff, 1951–?
- Frederik Johannes Conradie, 1953 – 1956
- Hendrik Christoffel van den Berg, 1959 – 1966
- Tobias Johannes de Clercq, 1962 – 1964
- Barend Pieter van Zyl, 1964 – 1968
- Jan Michael Ackerman, 1965 – 1966
- Stephanus Botes, 1967 – 1970
- Hermanus Jacobus Strydom, 1994 – 1997
- Abraham Johannes Coetzee, 2003 – present
- Johannes Willem De Wet, 2004 – 2011
- Maryke Maria Venter, 2016 – 2020 (pln)
- Jaco Botha, 2019 – 2022
- Karlie Liebenberg, 2021 - present (Partnership with URCSA)
- Pieter Nel, 2023 - present
References
- ^ Jackson, Neels (2018-05-31). "Bredasdorp se gemeentes word na 104 jaar een". Kerkbode (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ https://www.bredasdorpgemeente.org
- ^ (in Dutch) Maeder, ds. G.A. en Zinn, Christian. 1917. Ons Kerk Album. Kaapstad: Ons Kerk Album Maatschappij Bpkt.
- ^ (in Afrikaans) Olivier, ds. P.L. (samesteller), 1952. Ons gemeentelike feesalbum. Kaapstad en Pretoria: N.G. Kerk-uitgewers.
- ^ "Ons storie". Bredasdorp Gemeente (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2023-10-22.