De Hoeksteen, Barneveld

De Hoeksteen (The Cornerstone) in Barneveld, the Netherlands, is the second largest church building in the Netherlands.[1] It is used by the congregation of the Gereformeerde Gemeenten in Nederland, a highly conservative denomination.[2] The church services are conducted using exclusively the Statenvertaling (Dutch for States Translation) of the Bible.[3]

De Hoeksteen, Barneveld
Interior of The Hoeksteen
Religion
Affiliation	Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands
Leadership	ds. J. Roos
Location
Location	Netherlands
Geographic coordinates	52°8′0″N 5°35′0″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Van Beijnum, Amerongen
Groundbreaking	2007
Completed	2008
Capacity	2,531

Construction of the church

Plans for building a new church were first considered in 2005.[4] The construction began in 2007 and took 18 months. The new 2,531–seat church was opened in 2008.[5] The church tower is 37.75 meters high.[6]

References

1. van Egdom, W.H. (18 September 2008). "Vierduizend zitplaatsen aan de Lunterseweg". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 February 2013.
2. Janse, Chris (9 July 2006). "How to Cope with Modernity? Conservative Calvinists of the Netherlands' Reformed Congregations in a Secular Society" (PDF). Fifth Triennial Conference of the International Society for the Study of Reformed Communities. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
3. "Ger. Gem. in Ned. betreuren herziening Statenvertaling". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
4. "Ger. gem. in Ned. bouwt kerk in Barneveld". Digibron (in Dutch). 9 March 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
5. van Egdom, W.H. (18 September 2008). "Vierduizend zitplaatsen aan de Lunterseweg". Digibron (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 February 2013.
6. "Barneveld bouwt twee megakerken naast elkaar". Kerknieuws (in Dutch). 4 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.

External links

• Panorama View of the Church