Worship in
Ouddorp
See also the timelines of Ouddorp by
Century
and those of the Battle against the Sea
| ca 0-200 |
Roman
settlement on Goeree. |
| ca 700 |
Christianity is
brought to the island by Anglo-Saxon missionaries. |
| ca 700-1000 |
Ouddorp
becomes a reality. |
| 1105 |
Earliest offical
data concern a Pastor van Fornhe. |
| 12th century |
Badeloch van
Diksmijde gifts the Abbey of Ten Duinen with the island
Bommenede along with some land on Westvoorne. |
| 1189 |
Pope Clemens
III approves the right of the Abbey of Ter Doest to
own properties in Westvoorne. |
| ca 1318 |
Ouddorp
becomes a diocese. |
| ca 1348 |
The Ouddorp
Church's earliest construction. |
| 1450 |
Goedereede
becomes a separate diocese with help from Frank van Borselen,
widower of Jacoba of Bavaria. |
| 1490 |
Jonker Frans
van Brederoode orders the partial demolition of Ouddorp's
church and tower, possibly the original top. He takes several
Ouddorpers hostage. |
| 1496 |
Menno Simons
is born. |
| 1505 |
Goedereede
adds a tower to the church |
| 1534 |
Jan Joosten from Goedereede,
Anabaptist teacher is sentenced and beheaded in
Amsterdam. |
| 1561 |
Menno Simons dies. |
| 1574 |
The Reformation has
arrived on the island. The first service is held on April 9.
The first minister is Ds Adriaan Allardi Jansen. |
| 1577 |
Ouddorp's second minister is
Ds. A. Johannis |
| 1595-1597 |
Ouddorp's third minister is
Ds. Jacobus Cornet. Ouddorp's flock is now separate from
Goedereede's. |
| 1597-1619 |
Minister (NH) C. Dammannus |
| 1620 |
First reference to the Mennonites
(Doopsgezinden) in the archives. They meet in an attic. |
| 1620-1622 |
Minister (NH) Nikolaas Russius |
| 1622-1632 |
Minister (NH) Levinus Stamperius |
| 1633-1639 |
Minister (NH) Daniel Rady |
| 1639-1653 |
Minister (NH) Wesselius
Pretorius |
| 1647 |
Goeree authorities try
to force the Doopsgezinden to bear arms. |
| 1649 |
Doopsgezinden celebrate
the Last Supper at someone's home (Achterhuis) |
| 1653-1681 |
Minister (NH) Jozef Rousse |
| 1671 |
Doopgezinden raise Fl
475 for the Paltzers. |
| 1677 |
Ouddorp's east side succumbs
to flames. Ouddorp Church and tower suffer
severe damage. |
| 1681-1720 |
Minister (NH) Jozef van
Uth |
| 1710, 1713 |
Doopgezinden raise Fl
150 and Fl 50 to aid the Swiss. |
| 1714 |
Doopgezinden raise Fl
60 for Polish Prussia. |
| 1721-1747 |
Minister (NH) Johannes van
Leeuwen |
| 1726, 1733, 1747, 1754 |
Ouddorp Church restoration
takes place in separate phases. |
| 1748-1757 |
Minister (NH) Jacobus Schelvisvanger |
| 1757-1770 |
Minister (NH) Daniel van
den Hoek |
| 1762 |
More Ouddorp Church
restoration |
| 1765 |
The Mennonite communities
of Flanders and Waterland (Westvoorne) unite. |
| 1770-1776 |
Minister (NH) Johannes Adrianus
du Bois |
| 1773 |
Continued Ouddorp Church
restoration |
| 1777-1708 |
Minister (NH). Michiel Gersen |
| 1790-91 |
Final and Major Phase of Ouddorp
Church restoration. Sale and rental of church seats
to defray costs. The new floorplan will last until 1904. |
| 1808-1817 |
Minister (NH). Samuel la
Lau |
| 1816 |
The Ouddorp Church is renamed
from "Gereformeerde Kerk" to "Nederlands Hervormde
Kerk" |
| 1818-1854 |
Minister (NH) Aart Gerrit
van Dijkhuizen. |
| 1852 |
Some Doopgezinden want
to pack up for America , the idea is resisted. The
proponent does leave, taking part of the church treasury.. |
| 1855-1867 |
Minister (NH) Hendrik
Bax |
| 1857 |
The Church peak, originally
white then painted red, is replaced by a mini spire. |
| 1869-1872 |
Minister (NH) Jan
Felix Franciscus van den Hamme |
| 1873-1881 |
Minister (NH) Hendrik
Jacobus ten Boer |
| 1882-1889 |
Minister (NH) Johan
Louis Tichelaar |
| 1891-1896 |
Minister (NH) Dooitze
Takosz Meinsma |
| 1892-93 |
Schisms in the Ouddorp Church.
The Gereformeerde Kerk obtains recognition. |
| 1895-1900 |
Minister (NH) Ds. Yme Doorveld |
| 1918 |
Preacher (R) Versteegt heads
the newly sanctioned Gereformeerde Kerk. |
| 1919-1924 |
Minister (NH) Jan Bus |
| 1928 |
NH members, having left the
Ouddorp church, ask and receive permission to join the Gereformeerde
congregation of Dirksland. |
| 1930 |
The independent Gereformeerde
congregation in Ouddorp. |
| 1930-1933 |
Minister (NH) Hendrik Hubertus
van Ameide |
| 1935-1946 |
Minister (NH) Roeland W.
Steur |
| 1945 |
The Doopsgezinden loose
their last resident minister, ds J. Thiessen. For the
next 44 years guest ministers only. |
| 1947-1955 |
Minister (NH) Jan Hovius |
| 1960-1967 |
Minister (NH) Jan van Vliet |
| 1970-1978 |
Minister (NH) Sijmen de
Jong |
| 1979-1989 |
Minister (NH) Willem Jan
op 't Hof |
| 1979-1987 |
Minister (NH) Gijsbert Meuleman |
| 1982 |
The church peak is restored
to its original form of pre- 1816 . |
| 1988-1992 |
Minister (NH) Dirk Heemskerk |
| 1989 |
After 44 years the Doopsgezinden
regain a resident minister: ds J. Smink |
| 1991- |
Minister (NH) Rudolf Veldman |