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Pieter Bernard Westerdijk (b. Assen 1869 - d. Amsterdam 1954), a Dutch Mennonite pastor. After completing his studies at the university and the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Theological Seminary (Kweekschool)|Mennonite seminary]] at Amsterdam, he served the congregations of Dantumawoude 1892-1899, [[Enschede (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Enschede]] 1899-1911, and [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] 1911-35, in which year he retired. In 1914-41 he was a trustee of the [[Algemene Doopsgezinde Societeit|Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit]] -- its secretary 1914-21, and its moderator 1929-35. He published a number of dieological articles in <em>Tijdspiegel</em> and <em>Nieuw Theologisch Tijdschrijt</em>, some sermons, including his sermon of dedication of the [[Gronau Mennonite Church (Gronau, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Gronau church]] (Enschede, n.d.), some booklets like <em>Ons godsdienstig zedelijk leven</em> (Assen, 1903), <em>Waarom wij aan persoonlijke onsterjelijkheid gelooven</em>   (Assen, 1906), and <em>De Doopsgezinden</em> (Lochem, n.d.), and a book <em>Bijbelsche Gestalten</em> (Amsterdam, 1935).
= Bibliography =
<em>Doopsgezind Jaarboekje</em>  (1955): 11 ff.
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