Terhorne (Friesland, Netherlands)

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Doopsgezinde Kerk, Terhorne.
Photo by André van Dijk.
Source: Reliwiki
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Doopsgezinde Kerk, Terhorne.
Photo by André van Dijk.
Source: Reliwiki
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Terhorne (in old documents often called Terhorne in Waterland), a village in the Dutch province of Friesland, the seat of a Mennonite congregation, which according to Blaupot ten Cate was founded before 1550; this early date is, however, questionable. Leenaert Bouwens baptized 30 persons here in 1561-66, and it is supposed that the letter of 1 September 1557(?), by Menno Simons, Letter to the Brethren in Waterhorne, was addressed to the Mennonites of Terhorne.

There is not much information about the Terhorne congregation. About 1713 it joined the Sociëteit of Mennonite congregations in Friesland. The congregation, whose members were mostly farmers and skippers with some fishermen, was until the end of the 18th century rather conservative as to living and dress: in 1765 a woman was not admitted to communion because she wore a gold cap (oorijzer).

The present meetinghouse was dedicated on 24 September 1865. An organ was installed in 1907, replaced in 1939. The parsonage, still in use, was a gift of the H. W. van der Velde family in 1855.

Until 1782 the congregation was served by preachers chosen from its own members; then (lay) preachers were called in from outside, one of whom, Oeds Roelofs Dantuma, a baker, served with great blessing from 1791 to 1836. The first pastor of Terhorne educated at the Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary was Jan Hendrik Akkerman, serving 1837-39; he was followed by Pieter Overbeek 1841-67, H. G. Dornseiffen 1867-1902, J. Koster 1902-5, A. Stiel 1905-9, G. A. Hulshoff 1910-13, A. de Vries Mzn 1914-35, J. W. Sipkema 1938-42, J. P. Keuning 1942-45, F. H. Sixma 1945-48, P. Messie 1949-53, and Miss J. Gorter 1954-    . Among the church activities are a Sunday school for children and ladies' circle.

Bibliography

Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Friesland. Leeuwarden: W. Eekhoff, 1839: 89, 94, 189, 226, 248, 252, 254, 306.

The Complete Writings of Menno Simons, c. 1496-1561, trans. Leonard Verduin, ed. J. C. Wenger. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1956: 1055.

Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1861): 142.

Opera Omnia Theologica, of alle de Godtgeleerde wercken van Menno Simons. Amsterdam: By Joannes van Veen, boecken pargament-verkooper, 1681: 392.

Reliwiki. "Terherne, Buorren 35 - Doopsgezinde Vermaning." 14 June 2014. Web. 15 October 2014. http://reliwiki.nl/index.php/Terhorne,_Buorren_35_-_Doopsgezinde_Vermaning.

Additional Information

Congregation: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Mid-Fryslân: Terhorne/Terherne

Address: Buorren 35-37, 8493 LC Terhorne/Terherne, Netherlands

Telephone: 0566-689550

Church website: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Mid-Fryslân: Terhorne/Terherne

Denominational affiliation:

Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit

Doopsgezinde Gemeente Mid-Fryslân: Terhorne/Terherne Membership

Year Members
1713 110
1738 125
1838 119
1861 128
1901 144
1958 86

The baptized membership, numbering some 110 about 1713 and 125 in 1738, was 119 in 1838, 128 in 1861, 144 in 1901, and 86 in 1958.

Map

Map:Doopsgezinde Gemeente Mid-Fryslân: Terhorne/Terherne


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1959

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Terhorne (Friesland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 7 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Terhorne_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126249.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Terhorne (Friesland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 7 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Terhorne_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126249.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 696-697. All rights reserved.


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