Uithoorn (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)

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Uithoorn, a village near Aalsmeer in the Dutch province of North Holland, formerly the seat of a Mennonite congregation called "aan den Uit-hoorn." It belonged to the Waterlander branch, though in the 18th century it was usually called Flemish. The congregation of Uithoorn is first mentioned in 1647, but no doubt existed long before. Jan Gerrits Buyser (d. 1695) was long its preacher. There is very little information on its history and size. It belonged to the Zonist Conference, and received regular support from the Amsterdam (de Zon) and Rotterdam congregations. Though small in membership and not very wealthy it contributed liberally to the needs of the Prussian Mennonites in 1733 and 1736. Pieter van Dam, a lay preacher, served here 1743-ca. 1776. After the old church had been destroyed by fire a small new meeting place was built in 1782; Jacob de Hoop was then its elder. From 1784 Uithoorn was served by the preacher of the Aalsmeer Zijdweg congregation and in 1787 it united with this church for the ministry, but the membership was so small that is dissolved in 1804, and the meetinghouse sold to a Jewish congregation. The last preacher of Uithoorn was Cornelis Schermer, 1790-1804.

Bibliography

Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland, 2 vols. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847. v. I, 332; v. II, 45, 232.

Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1864): 121; (1907): 78: (1918): 3.

Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884. v. II, No. 2283 ff.

Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten in de vereenigde Nederlanden. Amsterdam, 1806: 64, 76.

De Zontagsbode XXIV (1910-11): No. 49, p 195.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1959

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Uithoorn (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Uithoorn_(Noord-Holland,_Netherlands)&oldid=132081.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Uithoorn (Noord-Holland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Uithoorn_(Noord-Holland,_Netherlands)&oldid=132081.



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