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[[File:Emmen.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia Commons]'']]     Emmen, a town (1947 population, 55,500, with 175 Mennonites; 2007 population, 108,863; coordinates: 52° 47' 0" N, 6° 53' 0" E) in the Dutch province of [[Drenthe (Netherlands)|Drenthe]]. In 1879 there were about 100 Mennonites here, most of whom seem to have joined the Baptist Church which arose here at this time (<em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em>  1894, 85). In 1939 the Mennonites living here, having held occasional meetings in the preceding years, organized a Mennonite fellowship (<em>Kring</em>). About 30 members joined. From 1942 the group met in a school building, then once a month in a room of the Reformed Church, and in 1956 in a rented hall. The membership in 1956 was 35; there was a Sunday school for the children (39 children). J. Meerburg Snarenberg, pastor of the [[Zwolle (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Zwolle]] congregation, was in charge of this group.
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Emmen, a town (1947 population, 55,500, with 175 Mennonites; 2007 population, 108,863; coordinates: 52.783333, 6.883333 [52° 47' 0" N, 6° 53' 0" E]) in the Dutch province of [[Drenthe (Netherlands)|Drenthe]]. In 1879 there were about 100 Mennonites here, most of whom seem to have joined the Baptist Church which arose here at this time (<em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em>  1894, 85). In 1939 the Mennonites living here, having held occasional meetings in the preceding years, organized a Mennonite fellowship (<em>Kring</em>). About 30 members joined. From 1942 the group met in a school building, then once a month in a room of the Reformed Church, and in 1956 in a rented hall.
  
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The membership in 1956 was 35; there was a Sunday school for the children (39 children). J. Meerburg Snarenberg, pastor of the [[Zwolle (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Zwolle]] congregation, was in charge of this group.
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= Additional Information =
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'''Congregation''': Hutgemeenschap Emmen
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'''Address''': Prinsenlaan 82, 7822 GJ, Emmen, Netherlands
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'''Telephone''': 0591-613213
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'''Church webiste''': [http://www.gds.doopsgezind.nl/hutgemeenschap.emmen Hutgemeenschap Emmen]
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'''Denominational affiliation''':
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[http://www.doopsgezind.nl/ Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit]
 
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[[Map:Emmen (Drenthe, Netherlands)|Map:Emmen (Drenthe, Netherlands)]]
 
[[Map:Emmen (Drenthe, Netherlands)|Map:Emmen (Drenthe, Netherlands)]]
 
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Source: Wikipedia Commons
Doopsgezinde Kerk, Emmen.
Source: Reliwiki.

Emmen, a town (1947 population, 55,500, with 175 Mennonites; 2007 population, 108,863; coordinates: 52.783333, 6.883333 [52° 47' 0" N, 6° 53' 0" E]) in the Dutch province of Drenthe. In 1879 there were about 100 Mennonites here, most of whom seem to have joined the Baptist Church which arose here at this time (Doopsgezinde Bijdragen  1894, 85). In 1939 the Mennonites living here, having held occasional meetings in the preceding years, organized a Mennonite fellowship (Kring). About 30 members joined. From 1942 the group met in a school building, then once a month in a room of the Reformed Church, and in 1956 in a rented hall.

The membership in 1956 was 35; there was a Sunday school for the children (39 children). J. Meerburg Snarenberg, pastor of the Zwolle congregation, was in charge of this group.

Additional Information

Congregation: Hutgemeenschap Emmen

Address: Prinsenlaan 82, 7822 GJ, Emmen, Netherlands

Telephone: 0591-613213

Church webiste: Hutgemeenschap Emmen

Denominational affiliation:

Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit

Maps

Map:Emmen (Drenthe, Netherlands)


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1956

Cite This Article

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Emmen (Drenthe, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Emmen_(Drenthe,_Netherlands)&oldid=125373.

APA style

Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Emmen (Drenthe, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Emmen_(Drenthe,_Netherlands)&oldid=125373.



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