De Hoeksteen (''The Cornerstone'') in
Barneveld, the
Netherlands
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, is the second largest church building in the Netherlands. It is used by the congregation of the
Gereformeerde Gemeenten in Nederland
The Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands (Dutch: Gereformeerden Gemeenten in Nederland, abbreviated GGiN) is a pietistic Reformed church located mainly in the Netherlands, along with five congregations in North America and one in Pretoria ...
, a highly conservative denomination. The church services are conducted using exclusively the
Statenvertaling
The ''Statenvertaling'' (, ''States Translation'') or ''Statenbijbel'' (''States Bible'') was the first translation of the Bible from the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek languages into Dutch, ordered by the Synod of Dordrecht 1618 and financed ...
(Dutch for States Translation) of the Bible.
Construction of the church
Plans for building a new church were first considered in 2005. The construction began in 2007 and took 18 months. The new 2,531–seat church was opened in 2008. The church tower is 37.75 meters high.
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Panorama View of the Church
Churches in Gelderland
Churches completed in 2008
Reformed church buildings in the Netherlands
De Hoeksteen
2008 establishments in the Netherlands
21st-century religious buildings and structures in the Netherlands
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