The Dutch Reformed Church in Calvinia is a church building of the Dutch Reformed Church in Calvinia, South Africa built in 1899 and declared a National Memorial in 1982. The neo-Gothic building in the village named after Calvin is on the corner of Malan and De Villiers streets.
The community's first church was built in 1849. Two years later, a parsonage was built for the first pastor, Rev. Hofmeyr, who served for 99 years.
Ministers
- Prof. N.J. Hofmeyr, 1851–1858
- Johannes Christoffel Truter, 1889–1896
- Marthinus Smuts Daneel, 1898–1906
- Murray Jooste, 1908–1932
- Cornelis Muller, 1932–1950 (accepts his emeritus)
- Pieter Jacobus Conradie, 1940–1941 (assistant preacher)
- Jacobus Claassen, 1945–1946
- Willem Carel van der Merwe, 1947–1950
- Albertus Wynand Christoffel Bester, 1971–1974
- Roy Cecil Thorne, 2007–6 December 2015
- Maryke van Niekerk, 2016–present
- Edward Archer, 2016–September 2017 (from 2005 to incorporation in 2016 Calvinia-Hantam; resigned)
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151011170843/http://home.intekom.com/oli4s/Stadshuis.htm Die verhaal van die ou Stadshuis
- (in English) Besonderhede oor die kerkgebou op die webtuiste Artefacts.co.za
- (in English) Die kerkgebou, soos te sien op Google Maps
- Sahra.org.za
31°28′31″S 19°46′25″E / 31.47533°S 19.77371°E / -31.47533; 19.77371
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