Havelte (Drenthe, Netherlands)
Havelte, a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe, where until 1650 were found a number of Mennonites. In 1608 the Reformed pastor of Havelte made a complaint at the synod that Mennonites of his town refused to have their children baptized. Nothing is known about a congregation in Havelte.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: I, 478.
Veen, Reitsma-van. Acten der provinciate en particuliere Synoden VIII. Groningen, 1899: 90.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 681. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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