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Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built: 1976 Architect: Unidentified Location: Cnr R515 & Zonderwater Rd, Cullinan. North-west elevation¹ Image source: Premiermyn Hervormde Kerk on FB. Locality map Sources Die Hervormer, Sept 1976.  

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built: 1946 Architect: Unidentified Location: Jacobs St, Cathcart North-west elevation¹ The building has been extended around the tower, and is currently used by a different denomination. Locality map Sources Van der Westhuizen, S.J. (1976) Queenstown . Die Hervormer, Nov 1976.  

Established: 1929 Established by: Machteld Postmus Purpose: Elderly care, frail care Initial branches: Ons Tuis, Soutpansbergweg, Pretoria Machteld Postmushuis, Alexander Rd, Pretoria / Machteld Postmus-tehuis Ons Tuis, Observatory Rd, Johannesburg Machteld Postmus (AI enhanced portrait)¹ Timeline The Ons Tuis complex: Ons Tuis (Soutpansberg Road, Pretoria), Machteld Postmus House (Alexander Street, Pretoria), and Ons Tuis (Observatory Road, Johannesburg) were born in 1929 out of the initiative of Mrs Machteld Postmus, wife of a former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank. Dr Johannes Postmus (1877 Netherlands - 1947) was the second Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) from 1932 until 1945. ² The beginning was small: a house in Schubart Street, Pretoria, with just two residents. On 1 April 1929, the first Ons Tuis was officially opened in Proes Street, Pretoria, with 14 elderly residents. In 1933, the home was relocated to the nurses' home of the old General Hospital in...

Full name: Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik Jacobus Antonie Greyvenstein aka Vader Greyvenstein / Ou Vadertjie Lifespan: 1878 Barkly East - 1967 [89] Occupation: Academic in Theology Prof. Greyvensteyn⁴ Timeline Prof. Greyvenstein was an academic who served as the very first church lecturer and theological professor for the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk at the Transvaal University College (which later became the University of Pretoria). He was the eldest son of Hendrik Greyvenstein (a sheep farmer) and Gertruida Smit. He interrupted his BA studies to fight as a Cape rebel for the Boer Republics in the Anglo-Boer War. He was captured in 1900 but completed his BA privately by 1902, and finished his local seminary training at the Victoria College (which later become the University of Stellenbosch) in 1905. He earned his doctorate from Utrecht University on 27 January 1911. Greyvenstein front centre (1917).⁵ He did a short stint as minister in the Dutch Reformed Church (NG Kerk) in Maitland and ...

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built: ? : c.1969 (church hall and tower) Architect: Unidentified Location: 2 Kerk St, Hartbeesfontein East elevation. Image source: NHK on FB. The church hall and tower were added in c.1969.¹ Church hall (1969)¹ Locality map Sources Smuts, C.J. (1969) Hartbeesfontein . Die Hervormer, Nov 1969.  

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built:  1965-1966 Architect: Hartman & Van der Walt (church), C. du Toit (parsonage) Building contractor: Weeshuis-bouers (church), C. G. Steenkamp Bouers (parsonage) Location: Bosman St, Roedtan (near Naboomspruit / Mookgophong). View from south-east (1969).¹ Timeline Roedtan The small farming town was laid out on a portion of the original farm named Bysonderheid , situated in the heart of the Springbokvlakte in the Limpopo Province. The name "Roedtan" is a linguistic corruption of the Dutch word rottang , which means rattan or cane. Long before the formal proclamation of the town, the immediate area was historically significant for the Moorddrift battle of 1854. A monument commemorating the lives lost during that conflict is located neaby. The Moorddrift "Battle" of 1854 was a sudden, highly brutal ambush and massacre. It served as a critical flashpoint that ignited an all-out war betw...

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built: 1969 Architect: Unidentified Location: Dr Yusuf Dadoo St, Klerksdorp. View from north (1969). On 25 June 1966, the Wilkoppies congregation was founded. Services were still held jointly in the church of the mother congregation, Klerksdorp-Oos. After nine months, services were held separately in a school hall.¹ View from east (2019). Google Street View. Locality map Sources Van Vuuren, T.J. (1969) Inwyding van kerkgebou gemeente Wilkoppies. Die Hervormer, Apr 1969.  

Built: 1859-1866 Architect: Unidentified Locality: Walter Sisulu Lane, Potchefstroom Timeline View from south-west. ¹ The congregation was founded by the Voortrekkers in 1842. It was the first congregation to be established in the then Transvaal and is therefore the oldest congregation in the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika, as well as the oldest congregation of the three sister churches in the then Transvaal. On 26 March 1842, Rev. Daniel Lindley, who had been appointed by the Voortrekker Volksraad in Natal as the minister of the independent Voortrekker church, held his first religious service in Potchefstroom. During the religious services, Holy Communion was administered for the first time in the Transvaal, while 189 children were baptized and 103 members made their confession of faith. The Potchefstroom congregation initially encompassed the entire Voortrekker territory north of the Vaal River. Early photo from from north-east.³ In 1853, Ds. van der Hoff became t...

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built: 1913 Architect: P. Westmaas Location: Cnr Charl Cillier & Kruger St, Bronkhorstspruit. Aerial view from west. Image source: NHK on FB (Zachrys Prinsloo). The congregation existed since 1869, but was officially established in 1911. It used to be known as  die Konsulentgemeente van Pretoria.² View from north-west.  Unidentified photographer.¹ Inauguration in 1913. Unidentified photographer. Locality map Sources Muller, J.J.P. (1970) Eeufeesviering van die Nederdeuitch Hervormde gemeente Bronkhorstspruit. Die Hervormer, Jan 1970. NH Gemeente Bronkhorstspruit on FB.  

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Messina Built: 1965 Architect: Bosman & Neethling (Pretoria) Building contractors: Hendrik van Wyk (foreman) Location: Cilliers Ave, Musina. View from south (2024). Google Street View. From 1920 until 1965, the old church (built 1920) was used by the Hervormers as well as by the other two sister churches, until they too were eventually able to build their own church. The new church building was dedicated on Saturday 5 June 1965. Elder Hendrik van Wyk was the construction foreman, while the architects Bosman and Neethling from Pretoria designed the church. The congregation built the church themselves. ¹ Locality map Sources n.a. (1970) Messina. Die Hervormer, Aug 1970.  

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Durban South Built: 1969 Architect: Unidentified Building contractors: Dirker Bros. Location: Beacon Rd, Bluff, Durban. View from south (c.1972) ¹ The congregation seceded from Durban in 1958. Initially, use was made of the mother congregation's church building, where services were conducted alternately by the two ministers. However, it was soon realised that for the growth and development of the congregation, it was important to arrange services independently. Due to the lack of its own church building, the Opwaarts Recreation Hall was used for this purpose. In Grosvenor, land was acquired for a church and parsonage, and a start was made on the planning of these projects. In October 1968, with the completion of the new parsonage, the first phase of the congregational building programme was concluded. During the weekend of 22 April 1969, the new church building was put into use.¹ View from south (2015). Go...

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built: 1969-1970 Architect: Unidentified Building contractor: Weeshuis-bouers Location: Davenport St, Vanderbijlpark. View from east (1972)¹ The church was enlarged in c.1972. View from east (2024). Google Street View. Locality map Sources Die Hervormer, Dec 1972.  

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built:  1969-1970 Architect: Unidentified Building contractor: Weeshuis-bouers Location: Meyer Katz Ave, Randfontein. View from west (1972)¹ The congregation seceded from Randpoort in 1959. During Rev. A.N.J.D. Alberts's period of service, a building fund was started. Towards the end of 1966, an architect was commissioned to prepare plans for a church and hall complex. After various setbacks, construction could only begin in April 1969. The church was put into use on 21 March 1970. The building was planned in such a way that all the requirements of congregational activities are met: a place for worship, a hall for the recreational convenience of especially the youth, and a well-equipped kitchen for the N.H.S.V. Visitors, especially ministers.¹ View from west (2023). Google Street View. Locality map Sources Du Toit, J.J. (1972) Die kerk van Randfontein. Die Hervormer, Sept 1972.  

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built: 1971 Architect: Unidentified Building contractor: Weeshuis-bouers Location: Cnr Jansen & Grosvenor St, Phalaborwa. View from north-west (1972)¹ The congregation seceded from Tzaneen in 1966. In the same year land was aquired and construction was started on a parsonage. " The church building, which has 410 municipal seats, is 34 feet high to the roof, and has a 102-foot tower, was built to adapt to the heat of the Lowveld. The design successfully withstands the heat to a high degree. Regarding the space and the acoustics of the building, it was also excellently planned. " Locality map Sources Greyling, P.J. (1972) Die Gemeente Phalaborwa. Die Hervormer, May 1972.  

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built: 1972 Architect: Unidentified Location: R114, Roodepoort. View from north (1972)¹ The church was inaugurated on 15 April 1972. It was built on 3 morgan of donated land. " Die argitek het daarin geslaag om binne in die kerk 'n besondere ruimte van aanbidding daar te stel. Die kerk skep 'n koel en rustige atmosfeer. Daarmee wens ons hom geluk. " Locality map Sources Dreyer, T.F.J. Jr. (1972)  Gemeente Noordrand se nuwe Kerkgebou. Die Hervormer, July 1972.  

Aka: Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built: 1971 Architect: Unidentified Building contractor: Weeshuis-bouers Location:  Cnr Delport & Van der Hoven St, Germiston. View from south (2026). Image source: Property24. The congregation seceded from Germiston, and the church was inaugurated on 27 November 1971. " ...ons doel was nie om 'n onnodige duur en luukse gebou op te rig nie, maar `n doeltreffende gebou waar die prediker sonder onnodige inspanning die Woord van God kan verkondig. " By 1972 the congregation had purchased an additional portion of land for the construction of a second parsonage.¹ In 2026 the church complex was for offered sale at a price of R3,250,000. Interior (2026). Image source: Property24. Church hall (2026). Image source: Property24. View from east (2026). Image source: Property24. View from south (1972)¹ Locality map Sources Bloem, G.N. (1972) Inwyding van die nuwe kerkgebou van Elsburg. Die Hervormer,...