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Haren, near [[Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)|Groningen]] city, Dutch province of Groningen, the seat of a Mennonite fellowship (<em>kring</em>) of members of the Groningen congregation. A first meeting was held here in 1923; an occasional service was held in 1936; a ladies' circle was founded in December 1936. Since 11 April 1937, services have been regularly held in a building belonging to the Liberal Reformed Church. At first services were conducted by Pastor Knipscheer of Groningen. In 1939 the church board of Groningen appointed a minister specifically for the care of its members living at Haren: J. Meerburg Snarenberg 1939-40, J. S. Postma 1940-42, A. H. van Drooge 1946-51, and since 1951 Miss C. E. Offerhaus. When the group was founded in 1937 its membership numbered 97; it was 102 in 1954. | Haren, near [[Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)|Groningen]] city, Dutch province of Groningen, the seat of a Mennonite fellowship (<em>kring</em>) of members of the Groningen congregation. A first meeting was held here in 1923; an occasional service was held in 1936; a ladies' circle was founded in December 1936. Since 11 April 1937, services have been regularly held in a building belonging to the Liberal Reformed Church. At first services were conducted by Pastor Knipscheer of Groningen. In 1939 the church board of Groningen appointed a minister specifically for the care of its members living at Haren: J. Meerburg Snarenberg 1939-40, J. S. Postma 1940-42, A. H. van Drooge 1946-51, and since 1951 Miss C. E. Offerhaus. When the group was founded in 1937 its membership numbered 97; it was 102 in 1954. | ||
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Haren, near Groningen city, Dutch province of Groningen, the seat of a Mennonite fellowship (kring) of members of the Groningen congregation. A first meeting was held here in 1923; an occasional service was held in 1936; a ladies' circle was founded in December 1936. Since 11 April 1937, services have been regularly held in a building belonging to the Liberal Reformed Church. At first services were conducted by Pastor Knipscheer of Groningen. In 1939 the church board of Groningen appointed a minister specifically for the care of its members living at Haren: J. Meerburg Snarenberg 1939-40, J. S. Postma 1940-42, A. H. van Drooge 1946-51, and since 1951 Miss C. E. Offerhaus. When the group was founded in 1937 its membership numbered 97; it was 102 in 1954.
Additional Information
Congregation: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Haren
Address: Nieuwe Stationsweg 1, 9751 SZ, Haren, Netherlands
Telephone: 050-5349957
Church website: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Haren
Denominational affiliation:
Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit
Map
Map:Doopsgezinde Gemeente Haren, Haren, Netherlands
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Haren (Groningen, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Haren_(Groningen,_Netherlands)&oldid=125438.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Haren (Groningen, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Haren_(Groningen,_Netherlands)&oldid=125438.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 661-662. All rights reserved.
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