Culture - Churches

Midwolda posseses no less than three churches! The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1738. This church is located within the top-100 of Dutch monuments. Information on the different churches in our residence can be found on this page. 

The Christian Reformed Church

Reformed Church
Church building: Hoofdweg 167, 9681 AD Midwolda
Information: Mrs. G. Koers-Roelfsema, Hoethslaan 38, 9681 CM Midwolda, phone. +31 597-551800

Reformed Church

Church building: Hoofdweg 168, 9681 AL Midwolda Information: J.W. Nuis, Hoofdweg 162, 9681 AL Midwolda Phone. +31 597-552984. Dominee: Rev. J.Th. Fortuin, Hoofdweg 158, 9681 AL Midwolda Phone. +31 597-551645, E-mail: dsfortuin@hetnet.nl
	Rev. J. Th. Fortuin

The Dutch Reformed Church

The tower

In 1708 the church tower was built. You will find this date over the door of the church tower. In the church tower is a large ringing-bell, which was founded by the bell-founder Andries Heeres van Bergen from Midwolda in 1807. The bell survived the Second World-war – possibly through the then Van Bergens. The original tolling-bell from 1791 was removed by the German occupying force and has never been recovered. A new tolling-bell was founded in 1948. The bell's inscription is:

"Founded by Jacobus van Bergen at Midwolda, 1948"
"I count the hours one by one
How speedily they will be gone.
But over human's temporality
God's wisdom in eternity."

The church

The church was finished in 1738. Anna Maria Hora laid the first stone for the church. During the consecration of the new church the Rev Schortinghuis held a sermon on 1 Kings 8: 29 and 30. The church is a simple hall structure, 24,70 x 17,90 m. The walls are approximately 70 cm thick. In the church chancel there are ten old gravestones of ministers, their families, leading residents and church-wardens. The oldest dates back to 1625. Two pews for the gentry, with coats of arms of Hora and Wolthers, are a reminiscence of the residents of the Ennemaborgh. The church holds a magnificent Hinsz-organ, built in 1772 by the organ-builder Albertus Anthoni Hinsz. The church, the organ and the tower were fully restored between 1965 and 1972. The tower was once more redecorated in 2002. The church and the Hinsz-organ were given major maintenance in 2004. At the back of the church the cemetery can be found.

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Last modified: augustus 17, 2010.