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| − | [[File:Ballum.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia Commons] | + | [[File:Ballum.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia Commons]'']] Ballum, a village on the Dutch island of [[Ameland (Friesland, Netherlands)|Ameland]] (coordinates: <span title="Latitude">53° 26′ 39″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">5° 41′ 20″ E).</span> In 1883 a Mennonite congregation was organized here, which had formerly been a part of the Ameland congregation which embraced three villages, each later forming a separate congregation. Ballum was the smallest of the three; in 1914 it had a membership of 47; in 1950, 40, mostly farmers. They do not have the resources to employ a pastor of their own. The small, simple, but friendly church was dedicated on 21 October 1883 by [[Frerichs, Geert Elias (1836-1906)|Pastor Frerichs]] of [[Nes Mennonite Church (Ameland, Netherlands)|Nes]] with a sermon on Deuteronomy 12. |
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| − | '']] Ballum, a village on the Dutch island of [[Ameland (Friesland, Netherlands)|Ameland]] (coordinates: <span title="Latitude">53° 26′ 39″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">5° 41′ 20″ E).</span> In 1883 a Mennonite congregation was organized here, which had formerly been a part of the Ameland congregation which embraced three villages, each later forming a separate congregation. Ballum was the smallest of the three; in 1914 it had a membership of 47; in 1950, 40, mostly farmers. They do not have the resources to employ a pastor of their own. The small, simple, but friendly church was dedicated on 21 October 1883 by [[Frerichs, Geert Elias (1836-1906)|Pastor Frerichs]] of [[Nes Mennonite Church (Ameland, Netherlands)|Nes]] with a sermon on Deuteronomy 12. | ||
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<em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> (1884): 151; (1889): 1-50; (1890): 1-38; (1912): 133. | <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> (1884): 151; (1889): 1-50; (1890): 1-38; (1912): 133. | ||
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Ballum, a village on the Dutch island of Ameland (coordinates: 53° 26′ 39″ N, 5° 41′ 20″ E). In 1883 a Mennonite congregation was organized here, which had formerly been a part of the Ameland congregation which embraced three villages, each later forming a separate congregation. Ballum was the smallest of the three; in 1914 it had a membership of 47; in 1950, 40, mostly farmers. They do not have the resources to employ a pastor of their own. The small, simple, but friendly church was dedicated on 21 October 1883 by Pastor Frerichs of Nes with a sermon on Deuteronomy 12.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1884): 151; (1889): 1-50; (1890): 1-38; (1912): 133.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 114.
Additional Information
Address: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Ameland: Ballum, Camminghastraat 9, Ballum
Denominational Affiliation: Algemene Doopsgezinde Societeit
Maps
Map:Ballum (Friesland, Netherlands)
| Author(s) | Jacob Loosjes |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Loosjes, Jacob. "Ballum (Friesland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 25 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ballum_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=90972.
APA style
Loosjes, Jacob. (1953). Ballum (Friesland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ballum_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=90972.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, pp. 215-216. All rights reserved.
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