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| − | Wolvega, a town in the Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where a Mennonite congregation was founded in 1861. A hall was bought and adapted into a meetinghouse (remodeled in 1875) and furnished with a pipe organ in 1901. The baptized membership then numbered 36; this number was 92 in 1900, 90 in 1926, and 107 in 1958. At first services were conducted and catechetical instruction given by pastors of neighboring congregations. The first resident pastor of Wolvega was J. S. S. Ballot, serving 1863-1866, followed by C. J. Bakker 1866-1868, S. Wartena Jr. 1868-1873, J. Hoekstra 1874-1879, A. Blaauw Kz 1881-1882, G. ten Cate 1883-1891, M. Uiterdijk 1892-1894, F. van der Ploeg 1894-1898, M. van der Vegte Jr. 1899-1913, W. Banga 1914-1930, vacant 1930-1933, the pastor of Heerenveen 1933-1942, vacant 1942-1947, Miss C. Boerlage 1947-1957. In 1957 the pastoral responsibility was given to Miss T. G. Siccama, who, living at Wolvega, at the same time served the [[Tjalleberd (Friesland, Netherlands)|Tjalleberd]] congregation. In the late 1950s church activities were a ladies' circle, two Menniste Bouwers clubs, and a Sunday school for children. | + | Wolvega, a town in the Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where a Mennonite congregation was founded in 1861. A hall was bought and adapted into a meetinghouse (remodeled in 1875) and furnished with a pipe organ in 1901. The baptized membership then numbered 36; this number was 92 in 1900, 90 in 1926, and 107 in 1958. At first services were conducted and catechetical instruction given by pastors of neighboring congregations. The first resident pastor of Wolvega was J. S. S. Ballot, serving 1863-1866, followed by C. J. Bakker 1866-1868, S. Wartena Jr. 1868-1873, J. Hoekstra 1874-1879, A. Blaauw Kz 1881-1882, G. ten Cate 1883-1891, M. Uiterdijk 1892-1894, F. van der Ploeg 1894-1898, M. van der Vegte Jr. 1899-1913, W. Banga 1914-1930, vacant 1930-1933, the pastor of [[Heerenveen (Friesland, Netherlands)|Heerenveen]] 1933-1942, vacant 1942-1947, Miss C. Boerlage 1947-1957. In 1957 the pastoral responsibility was given to Miss T. G. Siccama, who, living at Wolvega, at the same time served the [[Tjalleberd (Friesland, Netherlands)|Tjalleberd]] congregation. In the late 1950s church activities were a ladies' circle, two [[Menniste-Bouwers-Federatie|Menniste-Bouwers]] clubs, and a [[Sunday School|Sunday school]] for children. |
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
<em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen </em>(1862): 142 f.; (1864): 168; (1902): 247. | <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen </em>(1862): 142 f.; (1864): 168; (1902): 247. | ||
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Wolvega, a town in the Dutch province of Friesland, where a Mennonite congregation was founded in 1861. A hall was bought and adapted into a meetinghouse (remodeled in 1875) and furnished with a pipe organ in 1901. The baptized membership then numbered 36; this number was 92 in 1900, 90 in 1926, and 107 in 1958. At first services were conducted and catechetical instruction given by pastors of neighboring congregations. The first resident pastor of Wolvega was J. S. S. Ballot, serving 1863-1866, followed by C. J. Bakker 1866-1868, S. Wartena Jr. 1868-1873, J. Hoekstra 1874-1879, A. Blaauw Kz 1881-1882, G. ten Cate 1883-1891, M. Uiterdijk 1892-1894, F. van der Ploeg 1894-1898, M. van der Vegte Jr. 1899-1913, W. Banga 1914-1930, vacant 1930-1933, the pastor of Heerenveen 1933-1942, vacant 1942-1947, Miss C. Boerlage 1947-1957. In 1957 the pastoral responsibility was given to Miss T. G. Siccama, who, living at Wolvega, at the same time served the Tjalleberd congregation. In the late 1950s church activities were a ladies' circle, two Menniste-Bouwers clubs, and a Sunday school for children.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1862): 142 f.; (1864): 168; (1902): 247.
Additional Information
Congregation: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Wolvega
Address: Hoofdstraat W 13, 8471 HP Wolvega, Netherlands
Telephone: 0561-617947
Church website: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Wolvega
Denominational affiliation:
Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit
Map
Map:Doopsgezinde Gemeente Wolvega
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Wolvega (Friesland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wolvega_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=140886.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Wolvega (Friesland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wolvega_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=140886.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 972. All rights reserved.
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