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'']] Baard, a Mennonite congregation in the Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], abou10t miles (16 km) southwest of [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]] (coordinates: <span title="Latitude">53° 9′ 0″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">5° 40′ 0″ E)</span>. The date of its origin is not known. In the 17th century the congregation belonged to the [[Janjacobsgezinden|Jan-Jacobsgezinden]] and in 1640 had about 70 members. Of the 18th century the names of two of its elders are known: Hantje Broers, 1714-1763, and Broer Eelkes, first as a preacher, and after the death of Hantje as elder, 1743-1790. In 1779 the congregation had 60 members. In 1785 it divided with [[Ameland (Friesland, Netherlands)|Ameland]] the possessions of the extinct Jan-Jacobsgezinden at [[Makkum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Makkum]]. It very likely united with the other Mennonites of the locality not long after 1790. The first theologically trained minister of the congregation was J. Y. Veen, 1825-1829. In 1821 the [[Blessum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Blessum]] congregation of 17 members merged with Baard. In 1861 the membership was 108, in 1898, 101, and in 1950, 57. In 1856 a new church was built because the old one was too small. In 1922 the congregation merged with neighboring [[Ytens (Friesland, Netherlands)|IJtens]]. The last minister Baard had alone was Miss M. T. Gerritsma, 1917-1920. Since the merger the ministers have been living at IJtens: S. I. van Meulen, 1922-1929; J. J. van Riemsdijk, 1930-1940; G. M. Kosters, 1941-1944; T. Hooglag, 1950- . Most of the members were farmers. | '']] Baard, a Mennonite congregation in the Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], abou10t miles (16 km) southwest of [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]] (coordinates: <span title="Latitude">53° 9′ 0″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">5° 40′ 0″ E)</span>. The date of its origin is not known. In the 17th century the congregation belonged to the [[Janjacobsgezinden|Jan-Jacobsgezinden]] and in 1640 had about 70 members. Of the 18th century the names of two of its elders are known: Hantje Broers, 1714-1763, and Broer Eelkes, first as a preacher, and after the death of Hantje as elder, 1743-1790. In 1779 the congregation had 60 members. In 1785 it divided with [[Ameland (Friesland, Netherlands)|Ameland]] the possessions of the extinct Jan-Jacobsgezinden at [[Makkum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Makkum]]. It very likely united with the other Mennonites of the locality not long after 1790. The first theologically trained minister of the congregation was J. Y. Veen, 1825-1829. In 1821 the [[Blessum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Blessum]] congregation of 17 members merged with Baard. In 1861 the membership was 108, in 1898, 101, and in 1950, 57. In 1856 a new church was built because the old one was too small. In 1922 the congregation merged with neighboring [[Ytens (Friesland, Netherlands)|IJtens]]. The last minister Baard had alone was Miss M. T. Gerritsma, 1917-1920. Since the merger the ministers have been living at IJtens: S. I. van Meulen, 1922-1929; J. J. van Riemsdijk, 1930-1940; G. M. Kosters, 1941-1944; T. Hooglag, 1950- . Most of the members were farmers. | ||
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Loosjes, J. "Jan Jacobsz en de Jan-Jacobsgezinden." <em>Nederlandsch archief voor kerkgeschiedenis</em> 11 (1914): 42 f. | Loosjes, J. "Jan Jacobsz en de Jan-Jacobsgezinden." <em>Nederlandsch archief voor kerkgeschiedenis</em> 11 (1914): 42 f. | ||
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 101. | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 101. | ||
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[[Map:Baard (Friesland, Netherlands)|Map:Baard (Friesland, Netherlands)]] | [[Map:Baard (Friesland, Netherlands)|Map:Baard (Friesland, Netherlands)]] | ||
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Baard, a Mennonite congregation in the Dutch province of Friesland, abou10t miles (16 km) southwest of Leeuwarden (coordinates: 53° 9′ 0″ N, 5° 40′ 0″ E). The date of its origin is not known. In the 17th century the congregation belonged to the Jan-Jacobsgezinden and in 1640 had about 70 members. Of the 18th century the names of two of its elders are known: Hantje Broers, 1714-1763, and Broer Eelkes, first as a preacher, and after the death of Hantje as elder, 1743-1790. In 1779 the congregation had 60 members. In 1785 it divided with Ameland the possessions of the extinct Jan-Jacobsgezinden at Makkum. It very likely united with the other Mennonites of the locality not long after 1790. The first theologically trained minister of the congregation was J. Y. Veen, 1825-1829. In 1821 the Blessum congregation of 17 members merged with Baard. In 1861 the membership was 108, in 1898, 101, and in 1950, 57. In 1856 a new church was built because the old one was too small. In 1922 the congregation merged with neighboring IJtens. The last minister Baard had alone was Miss M. T. Gerritsma, 1917-1920. Since the merger the ministers have been living at IJtens: S. I. van Meulen, 1922-1929; J. J. van Riemsdijk, 1930-1940; G. M. Kosters, 1941-1944; T. Hooglag, 1950- . Most of the members were farmers.
Bibliography
Loosjes, J. "Jan Jacobsz en de Jan-Jacobsgezinden." Nederlandsch archief voor kerkgeschiedenis 11 (1914): 42 f.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 101.
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Map:Baard (Friesland, Netherlands)
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1955 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Baard (Friesland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Baard_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=75041.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1955). Baard (Friesland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Baard_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=75041.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 203. All rights reserved.
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