Church in Aliwal North, South Africa
The Aliwal North Reformed Church is the 10th oldest congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church in its Synod of Eastern Cape even though it was the 11th to be established in the synodal area,[ 1] but the Middelburg Reformed Church merged with Middelburg-Uitsig in 2010.[ 2] In the entire Church it was the 51st foundation,[ 3] but is now the 50th oldest congregation.[ 4]
Ministers
George Andries Martin, 1859 - 1865, lays down ministry
David Naudé, 1867 - 1873, lays down ministry
Daniël Jozua Pienaar , 1881 - 1887
Daniel J. Le Roux Marchand, 1889 - 1899
David Wilcocks , 1903 - 1906
Willem Johannes Naudé, 1908 - 1938 (emeritus; died on 21 July 1943)
Erich Bam, 1939 - 1942
Frederick Rossouw Grobbelaar, 1939 - 1945
Johannes Stefanus Theron, 1945 - 1949
Paul Marais van Heerden, 1950 - 1960
Gerhardus Stephanus Mostert, 1963 - 1965
Mario Walter van der Sandt, 1965 - 1968
Hendrik (Hennie) Belsazar Geyer, 1966 - 1969
James Nehemia Klynveld, 1978 - 1982
Stephanus Rudolph (Fanie) Liebenberg, 1980 - 2002 (emeritus)
Arnoldus Christiaan (Arnold) van der Westhuizen, 31 July 1992 - 31 July 2010, resigns (becomes a researcher of birds)
Frederik Josefus (Frik) Louw, 1993 - 2005 (Chaplain: Correctional Services, Goedemoed - linked to Aliwal-Noord)
Johan Taute van Rooyen, Jan 2002 - Jan 2005
Jacobus Stéphan van der Watt, Jan 2006 - Nov 2009 - sent out as a missionary to Japan from the congregation - Mission Japan
Chris Steyn, 2010 - 1 November 2013 (emeritus; later deceased)
André Theron, May 2014 - (left)
Hendrik Cornelius (Henco) van der Westhuizen, 7 February 2015 - (left)
Johan (JWE) Esterhuysen, November 2015 - 30 May 2021 (accepts his emeritus)
References
30°41′38″S 26°42′34″E / 30.69375°S 26.70934°E / -30.69375; 26.70934