Places of worship #3
posted by Paul
Kerry-Anne and I were driving around late this evening looking for something new to show you. Within seconds of each other we both thought of the old Dutch Reformed church in Durbanville, so here it is.
According to the Afrikaans wikipedia page (take a look here) people in the surrounding area lodged a request with the governor, Lord Charles Somerset, that a local church be established. The request was granted and the cornerstone was laid in 1825, where after the first pastor was appointed in 1826.
I visited the church a year or two ago when a friend's baby boy was christened. It was an interesting experience being in a traditional Afrikaans church. As an English-speaking person I felt a little out of place, yet strangely not.
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9 Comments:
Nice
Lovely photo, and it sounds like an interesting church.
Very nice picture, I like the perspective you have created with this white hall around the Church
It is a nice photo. I like it a lot.
Thanks everyone, I had real trouble getting my camera to focus properly... I was in a hurry because this part of town was VERY dark, quiet and a little eerie. :o
From that angle it has a striking resemblance to the Dutch Reformed Church in Vanrhynsdorp up the west coast.
Henre >> Ah, cool. I guess many of these churches will look the same... they were likely built around the same time.
Beautiful!
I used to live in Durbanville. It's a nice area. Miss it quite a bit. But don't think I've seen this church but maybe I have and just don't remember! Nice photo though.
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