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Noordoostpolder (Northeast Polder), an area of 128,520 acres of fertile arable land, was reclaimed from the Zuiderzee, [[Netherlands|Netherlands]], in 1940. On 23 January 1948 the Mennonites living there formed a Kring (circle), which in 1953 became an independent congregation. Services were held biweekly in a rented hall at Emmeloord. H. H. Gaaikema, the pastor of the Harlingen congregation, had charge of this congregation. The baptized membership in 1955 was 41, and in 1957 it was 60. | Noordoostpolder (Northeast Polder), an area of 128,520 acres of fertile arable land, was reclaimed from the Zuiderzee, [[Netherlands|Netherlands]], in 1940. On 23 January 1948 the Mennonites living there formed a Kring (circle), which in 1953 became an independent congregation. Services were held biweekly in a rented hall at Emmeloord. H. H. Gaaikema, the pastor of the Harlingen congregation, had charge of this congregation. The baptized membership in 1955 was 41, and in 1957 it was 60. | ||
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| + | Reliwiki. "Emmeloord, Smeden 2b - Doopsgezinde gemeente." 11 July 2013. Web. 15 October 2014. http://reliwiki.nl/index.php/Emmeloord,_Smeden_2b_-_Doopsgezinde_gemeente. | ||
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'''Congregation''': Doopsgezinde Gemeente Noordoostpolder | '''Congregation''': Doopsgezinde Gemeente Noordoostpolder | ||
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Noordoostpolder (Northeast Polder), an area of 128,520 acres of fertile arable land, was reclaimed from the Zuiderzee, Netherlands, in 1940. On 23 January 1948 the Mennonites living there formed a Kring (circle), which in 1953 became an independent congregation. Services were held biweekly in a rented hall at Emmeloord. H. H. Gaaikema, the pastor of the Harlingen congregation, had charge of this congregation. The baptized membership in 1955 was 41, and in 1957 it was 60.
Bibliography
Reliwiki. "Emmeloord, Smeden 2b - Doopsgezinde gemeente." 11 July 2013. Web. 15 October 2014. http://reliwiki.nl/index.php/Emmeloord,_Smeden_2b_-_Doopsgezinde_gemeente.
Additional Information
Congregation: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Noordoostpolder
Address: Smeden 2b, 8301 XH, Emmeloord, Netherlands
Church website: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Noordoostpolder
Denominational affiliation:
Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit
Map
Map:Doopsgezinde Gemeente Noordoostpolder
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Noordoostpolder (Flevoland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Noordoostpolder_(Flevoland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126247.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Noordoostpolder (Flevoland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Noordoostpolder_(Flevoland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126247.
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