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Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk
Heilbron, Free State

David McARTHUR: Architect 1880
BdW HARTMAN: Architect 1963

Date:1880-1885 : 1963
Type:Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Church
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
27°17'00.22" S 27°58'16.20" E Alt: 1550m

Pres. Jan Brand het die hoeksteen van die kerk op 27 November 1880 gelê.
(Morné van Rooyen 2015)

Pres. Jan Brand laid the foundation stone of the church on 27 November 1880.

Carved into the sandstone foundation stone and copied on a plaque above: (See photograph)

EFEZE. 2.
20. 21. 22.
NOV. 27. • — • A.D. 1880

EFESIËRS 2:20-22 Julle is 'n gebou wat opgerig is op die fondament van die apostels en die profete, 'n gebou waarvan Christus Jesus self die hoeksteen is. In Hom sluit die hele gebou saam en verrys dit tot 'n heilige tempel vir die Here, in wie julle ook saam opgebou word as 'n geestelike huis waarin God woon. [Ephesians 2:20-22 Bible New Testament New International Version 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.]

The church was enlarged in 1963 with the addition of an apse on the eastern side.


References:

Hoevers, Jan. 2005. Van Kerke en Dorpe. Historiese vertellinge oor die oudste kerke en dorpe in Suid-Afrika. Centurion: Publiself Uitgewers. pg 47
Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren. Capetown: Cape Times. pg 174 + ill
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 44