The Dutch Reformed Church in Robertson is a large rural congregation in

Robertson, South Africa Robertson is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, known as the valley of wine and roses, at the heart of the wine route - Route 62. Founded in 1853 and named after Dr , a Scottish Dutch Reformed Church minister. Situated in the ...

, in the province of the Western Cape and the NG Church's Synod of the Western and Southern Cape. It was founded in 1853 as the 52nd congregation in the entire Church, but is currently (2015) the 51st oldest congregation after the incorporation of the NG congregation Middelburg, Cape with its daughter congregation, Middelburg-Uitsig, in 2010.Tromp, A.H. 1953. ''Robertson, 1853–1953. Gedenkboek by geleentheid van die honderdjarige bestaan van die dorp en die N.G. gemeente Robertson''.

Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Plac ...

: Die Eeufeeskomitee van Robertson.

Ministers

* Carel Hendrik de Smidt, 1859 – 21 January 1861 (died in office) * Andrew McGregor, 1862–1902 (after whom McGregor was named) *Dr. Hendrik Petrus van der Merwe, 1903 – March 1925 * Alexander Gustav Timon Venter, 1905 (assistant preacher) * John Murray, 1910–1917 * Stefanus Jacobus Perold, 1918–1919 * Jan Gysbert Muller, 1919–1924 * Cornelis Vermaak Nel, 1925–1935 (emeritus; died on 4 June 1936) * Jacobus Wilhelmus Snyman, 1926–1932 * A.S. Cronjé, 1933–1939 * T.J. Kotze, 1936–1942 * Erasmus Albertus Venter, 1939–1944 * J.W. Snyman, 1926–1932 * Prof. Dr. Frederik Johannes Mentz Potgieter, 1943–1946 (after which professor at the

Seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as cle ...

) *Dr. Daniel Johannes Louw, 1946–1949 * Sarel Johannes Lodewicus Marais, 1945–1962 * Herman Charles Kinghorn, 1950–1952 * J.N.F. O'Kennedy, 1951–1956 * Henry Charles Hopkins, 1952–1955 (chaplain in the SAW) * Hendrik Winterbach, 1961–1966 * Paul Albertus du Toit, 1967–1979 * Abraham Jacobus de Villiers, 1967–1973 * Andries Gustav Stephanus Gouws, 1971 – 24 May 1987 (emeritus) * Pieter Jurgens Steyn, 1987 – 30 November 2014 * M. Joubert, ? – 8 December 2019 (emeritus) * Janlu Kuyler, 2020–present

References

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