Stiens (Friesland, Netherlands)
Stiens, a village in the Dutch province of Friesland, formerly the seat of a Mennonite congregation, which also was known as the Stiens and Hijum congregation. In 1635 this congregation numbered about 35 baptized members, most of whom, however, lived at Hijum. These Mennonites of Hijum joined the Hallum congregation in the 18th century or even earlier. Then the Stiens congregation, which always was small and which never had a meetinghouse and no preacher after 1704, died out about 1725. Elder Leenaert Bouwens baptized one person at Stiens about 1552. Since 1 November 1951, there has been a Mennonite circle (Kring) at Stiens, to which 20 Mennonites belong; they hold their meetings every two weeks. The pastors of the neighboring congregations of Oudebildtzijl and Hallum take care of the Stiens circle.
In 1974 the church moved into a building formerly used by a Hervormde Evangelisatie (Reformed Evangelical) congregation when it was constructed in 1924 until 1970. The building was leased for a number of years until it was purchased in 1996.
Bibliography
Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Friesland. Leeuwarden: W. Eekhoff, 1839: 244, note 95.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1912): 82.
Reliwiki. "Stiens, Kakewei 16 - Fermanje." 6 July 2013. Web. 13 October 2014. http://reliwiki.nl/index.php/Stiens,_Kakewei_16_-_Fermanje.
Additional Information
Congregation: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Stiens
Address: Kakewei 16, 9051 BZ Stiens, Netherlands
Church website: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Stiens
Denominational affiliation:
Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Richard D. Thiessen | |
| Date Published | October 2014 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der and Richard D. Thiessen. "Stiens (Friesland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2014. Web. 3 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stiens_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126194.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der and Richard D. Thiessen. (October 2014). Stiens (Friesland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 3 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stiens_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126194.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 632. All rights reserved.
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