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Date: 1831-1832 : 1842 : 1897-1898 Type: Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Church Style: Neo-Gothic Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 34°00'16.53" S 18°27'43.31" E Alt: 78m

The foundation stone for the first church was laid by Sir John Truter in 1831 and inaugurated in 1832. In 1842 the building was given two wings giving it a cruciform shape. In 1897-1898 the church was completely renovated and extended to cater for the growing congregation. In order to raise the necessary funds the girls school nearby, which the congregation owned, was sold. The new building cost £4 000. The governor of the Cape Colony at the time, Sir Alfred Milner was present at the inauguration. The columns supporting the central portion of the roof were donated by CJ RHODES, a personal friend of the then Reverend Hofmeyr, the local church minister. Books and articles that reference Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pg 124-125 Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren. Capetown: Cape Times. pg 21-22 Menache, Philippe & Wolff, Helmut . 2021. die NG Kerk, ons erfenis : 'n fotoversameling van die argitektoniese skatte van 139 NG kerke in SA. Not identified: Not identified. pg 127