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 – present

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Neels (2018-05-31). "Bredasdorp se gemeentes word na 104 jaar een". Kerkbode (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. ↑ https://www.bredasdorpgemeente.org
  3. ↑ (in Dutch) Maeder, ds. G.A. en Zinn, Christian. 1917. Ons Kerk Album. Kaapstad: Ons Kerk Album Maatschappij Bpkt.
  4. ↑ (in Afrikaans) Olivier, ds. P.L. (samesteller), 1952. Ons gemeentelike feesalbum. Kaapstad en Pretoria: N.G. Kerk-uitgewers.
  5. ↑ "Ons storie". Bredasdorp Gemeente (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2023-10-22.

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