De Hoeksteen, Barneveld

De Hoeksteen, Barneveld
Interior of The Hoeksteen
Basic information
Location	Netherlands
Geographic coordinates	52°8′0″N 5°35′0″E / 52.133333°N 5.583333°E / 52.133333; 5.583333Coordinates: 52°8′0″N 5°35′0″E / 52.133333°N 5.583333°E / 52.133333; 5.583333
Affiliation	Protestant
Leadership	ds. J. Roos
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Van Beijnum, Amerongen
Groundbreaking	2007
Completed	2008
Specifications
Capacity	2,500

De Hoeksteen (The Cornerstone) in Barneveld, the Netherlands, is the second largest church buildings^[1] in the Netherlands. 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] Almost all^{[weasel words]} of the songs sung during the worship service are based on the book of Psalms.^{[citation needed]}

Construction of the church

Plans for building a new church were first considered in 2005.^[4] The construction began in 2007 and took 1,5 year.^[5] The new 2,500 seating church is opened in 2008.^[6] The church tower is approximately 47 meters high.^[7]

External links

• Panorama View of the Church

References

1. ^ (Dutch) www.refdag.nl d.d 18-09-2008
2. ^ (Dutch) [http://www.calvin.edu/henry/ISSRC/Conferences/Papers/janse06.pdf Conservative Calvinists of the Netherlands’ Reformed Congregations in a Secular Society. Page 5]
3. ^ (Dutch) Reformatorisch Dagblad d.d. 20-06-2002
4. ^ (Dutch) Reformatorisch Dagblad d.d. 09-03-2004
5. ^ (Dutch) Reformatorisch Dagblad d.d. 01-01-2008
6. ^ (Dutch) Reformatorisch Dagblad d.d. 18-09-2008
7. ^ (Dutch) www.kerknieuws.nl d.d. 04-03-2008