Dutch Reformed Church, Robertson

The Dutch Reformed Church in Robertson is a large rural congregation in Robertson, South Africa, in the province of the Western Cape and the NG Church's Synod of the Western and Southern Cape.^[1] It was founded in 1853^[2] as the 52nd congregation in the entire Church,^[3] but is currently (2015) the 51st oldest congregation after the incorporation of the NG congregation Middelburg,^[4] Cape with its daughter congregation, Middelburg-Uitsig, in 2010.^[5]

Ministers

Carel Hendrik de Smidt, 1859 – 21 January 1861 (died in office)
Andrew McGregor, 1862–1902 (after whom McGregor was named)
Dr. Hendrik Petrus van der Merwe, 1903 – March 1925
Alexander Gustav Timon Venter, 1905 (assistant preacher)
John Murray, 1910–1917
Stefanus Jacobus Perold, 1918–1919
Jan Gysbert Muller, 1919–1924
Cornelis Vermaak Nel, 1925–1935 (emeritus; died on 4 June 1936)
Jacobus Wilhelmus Snyman, 1926–1932
A.S. Cronjé, 1933–1939
T.J. Kotze, 1936–1942
Erasmus Albertus Venter, 1939–1944
J.W. Snyman, 1926–1932
Prof. Dr. Frederik Johannes Mentz Potgieter, 1943–1946 (after which professor at the Seminary)
Dr. Daniel Johannes Louw, 1946–1949
Sarel Johannes Lodewicus Marais, 1945–1962
Herman Charles Kinghorn, 1950–1952
J.N.F. O'Kennedy, 1951–1956
Henry Charles Hopkins, 1952–1955 (chaplain in the SAW)
Hendrik Winterbach, 1961–1966
Paul Albertus du Toit, 1967–1979
Abraham Jacobus de Villiers, 1967–1973
Andries Gustav Stephanus Gouws, 1971 – 24 May 1987 (emeritus)
Pieter Jurgens Steyn, 1987 – 30 November 2014
M. Joubert, ? – 8 December 2019 (emeritus)
Janlu Kuyler, 2020–present

References

^ Dreyer, eerw. A. 1932. Jaarboek van die Nederduits-Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika vir die jaar 1933, Kaapstad: Jaarboek-Kommissie van die Raad van die Kerke.
^ https://southafrica.co.za/history-robertson.html
^ Maeder, ds. G.A. en Zinn, Christian. 1917. Ons Kerk Album. Kaapstad: Ons Kerk Album Maatschappij Bpkt.
^ Olivier, ds. P.L. (samesteller), Ons gemeentelike feesalbum. Kaapstad en Pretoria: N.G. Kerk-uitgewers, 1952.
^ Tromp, A.H. 1953. Robertson, 1853–1953. Gedenkboek by geleentheid van die honderdjarige bestaan van die dorp en die N.G. gemeente Robertson. Robertson: Die Eeufeeskomitee van Robertson.

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[1] Dreyer, eerw. A. 1932. Jaarboek van die Nederduits-Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika vir die jaar 1933, Kaapstad: Jaarboek-Kommissie van die Raad van die Kerke.

[2] ttps://southafrica.co.za/history-robertson.html

[3] Maeder, ds. G.A. en Zinn, Christian. 1917. Ons Kerk Album. Kaapstad: Ons Kerk Album Maatschappij Bpkt.

[4] Olivier, ds. P.L. (samesteller), Ons gemeentelike feesalbum. Kaapstad en Pretoria: N.G. Kerk-uitgewers, 1952.

[5] Tromp, A.H. 1953. Robertson, 1853–1953. Gedenkboek by geleentheid van die honderdjarige bestaan van die dorp en die N.G. gemeente Robertson. Robertson: Die Eeufeeskomitee van Robertson.

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