Tiel (Gelderland, Netherlands)
Tiel, a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland (1954 pop. 15,000, with 25 Mennonites; 2005 pop. 40.558) where a Kring (group) of Mennonites was founded in 1948, particularly by the activity of H. B. Kossen-van Rhijn, the widow of Pastor D. Kossen. In 1958 the membership of this group numbered 27; the minister in charge is the pastor of Wageningen; services are held seven or eight times a year.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 722. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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