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Warga (Wergea), a village in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where [[Leenaert Bouwens (1515-1582)|Leenaert Bouwens]] baptized 21 persons in 1563-65 and 39 in 1568-82. The founding of the Warga Mennonite congregation may date from this time. About its history there is not much information, though church records have been preserved since 1732. In 1695 it joined the conference (<em>Societeit</em>) of Friesland, founded in that year. | Warga (Wergea), a village in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where [[Leenaert Bouwens (1515-1582)|Leenaert Bouwens]] baptized 21 persons in 1563-65 and 39 in 1568-82. The founding of the Warga Mennonite congregation may date from this time. About its history there is not much information, though church records have been preserved since 1732. In 1695 it joined the conference (<em>Societeit</em>) of Friesland, founded in that year. | ||
| − | Until 1826 it was served by ministers chosen from their own members. The first minister serving here who was educated at the Amsterdam seminary was Sine J. van der Goot, 1826-1833, followed by C. Cardinaal Jr. 1834-1838, Joh. Pol 1839-1847, D. | + | Until 1826 it was served by ministers chosen from their own members. The first minister serving here who was educated at the Amsterdam seminary was Sine J. van der Goot, 1826-1833, followed by C. Cardinaal Jr. 1834-1838, Joh. Pol 1839-1847, D. Plantinus 1847-1849, [[Kuiper, Taco (1824-1906)|Taco Kuiper]] 1850-1852, R. J. Bakker 1853-1857, F. J. Klaasesz 1858-d. 1865, J. H. Uiter-wijk 1866-1867, J. P. van der Vegte 1868-1874, B. Haga 1875-1881, R. Kuiken 1882-1891, P. Sybolts 1892-1894, A. K. Kuiper 1895-1899, Corn. Vis Jr. 1899-1905, F. W. W. Braak 1906-1909, M. Onnes Mzn 1909-1911, R. J. de Stoppelaar 1911-1938, Miss S. E. Doyer 1943-1946. After the resignation of Miss Doyer the pulpit remained vacant; Pastor F. H. Sixma, first at Terhorne, then at [[Giethoorn (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Giethoorn]], took care of the Mennonites in Warga until August 1954, when it made an arrangement with the congregations of [[Irnsum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Irnsum]]-Poppingewier to be served by the preacher of these congregations. |
Of the first meetinghouse nothing is known except that it was replaced in 1863. When this church became too large for the diminishing membership and moreover was dilapidated, a new meetinghouse was erected with the help of a Mennonite voluntary service group, dedicated on 18 November 1956. Church activities now include a ladies' circle. | Of the first meetinghouse nothing is known except that it was replaced in 1863. When this church became too large for the diminishing membership and moreover was dilapidated, a new meetinghouse was erected with the help of a Mennonite voluntary service group, dedicated on 18 November 1956. Church activities now include a ladies' circle. | ||
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Warga (Wergea), a village in Friesland, where Leenaert Bouwens baptized 21 persons in 1563-65 and 39 in 1568-82. The founding of the Warga Mennonite congregation may date from this time. About its history there is not much information, though church records have been preserved since 1732. In 1695 it joined the conference (Societeit) of Friesland, founded in that year.
Until 1826 it was served by ministers chosen from their own members. The first minister serving here who was educated at the Amsterdam seminary was Sine J. van der Goot, 1826-1833, followed by C. Cardinaal Jr. 1834-1838, Joh. Pol 1839-1847, D. Plantinus 1847-1849, Taco Kuiper 1850-1852, R. J. Bakker 1853-1857, F. J. Klaasesz 1858-d. 1865, J. H. Uiter-wijk 1866-1867, J. P. van der Vegte 1868-1874, B. Haga 1875-1881, R. Kuiken 1882-1891, P. Sybolts 1892-1894, A. K. Kuiper 1895-1899, Corn. Vis Jr. 1899-1905, F. W. W. Braak 1906-1909, M. Onnes Mzn 1909-1911, R. J. de Stoppelaar 1911-1938, Miss S. E. Doyer 1943-1946. After the resignation of Miss Doyer the pulpit remained vacant; Pastor F. H. Sixma, first at Terhorne, then at Giethoorn, took care of the Mennonites in Warga until August 1954, when it made an arrangement with the congregations of Irnsum-Poppingewier to be served by the preacher of these congregations.
Of the first meetinghouse nothing is known except that it was replaced in 1863. When this church became too large for the diminishing membership and moreover was dilapidated, a new meetinghouse was erected with the help of a Mennonite voluntary service group, dedicated on 18 November 1956. Church activities now include a ladies' circle.
Bibliography
Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Friesland. Leeuwarden: W. Eekhoff, 1839: 89, 93 note 72, 189, 248, 254, 306.
Doopsgezind Jaarboekje (1958): 36-39.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen 84 (1900): 93.
Reliwiki. "Wergea, Gele Eker 1 - Doopsgezinde Vermaning." 28 December 2013. Web. 14 October 2014. http://reliwiki.nl/index.php/Warga,_Gele_Eker_1_-_Doopsgezinde_Vermaning.
Reliwiki. "Wergea, Kerkbuurt 10 - Doopsgezinde Vermaning." 28 December 2013. Web. 14 October 2014. http://reliwiki.nl/index.php/Warga,_Kerkbuurt_10_-_Doopsgezinde_Vermaning.
Additional Information
Congregation: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Mid-Fryslân: Warga/Wergea
Address: Kerkbuurt 10, 9005 PB Warga/Wergea, Netherlands
Church website: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Mid-Fryslân: Warga/Wergea
Denominational affiliation:
Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit
Doopsgezinde Gemeente Mid-Fryslân: Warga/Wergea Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1695 | 65 |
| 1779 | 55 |
| 1838 | 159 |
| 1861 | 186 |
| 1901 | 183 |
| 1926 | 180 |
| 1930 | 160 |
| 1940 | 102 |
| 1958 | 75 |
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Warga (Friesland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Warga_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=134744.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Warga (Friesland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Warga_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=134744.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 887. All rights reserved.
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