Singelkerk

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Exterior view of the Singelkerk

The Singelkerk is a Mennonite church in the center of Amsterdam . The church between Singel and Herengracht cannot be recognized as a church from the outside. The churches of Mennonites, Remonstrants and Catholics in the Reformed Netherlands of the 17th and 18th centuries were not allowed to be recognizable as such from the outside and had to be designed as hidden churches (Dutch Schuilkerk ). With around 1,200 seats, the Singelkerk is the largest Mennonite church in the Netherlands.

history

The first gatherings of Amsterdam Anabaptists took place around 1530. With the introduction of Religious Tolerance in the Netherlands at the end of the 16th century , the first Mennonite churches could also be established. The first wooden church on the Singel was built as early as 1608 . The Flemish community named itself after a nearby brewery with an image of a lamb in the gable corresponding to Bij het lam (Am Lamm). In the years 1639 and 1640 the church building that still exists today was established at the same location. Like other Mennonite churches, the church was designed as a sermon church around a central pulpit. In 1740 the neighboring house on Singel 452 was bought by the community. The community library used to be located here. An organ was installed for the first time in 1777 . In 1930 it was replaced by a new pneumatic organ. Today the church is also used for concerts.

In the 17th century, the High German, Frisian and Waterland communities (Bij den Toren) also joined the Flemish community. In 1801 there was a merger between the Arminian Lammists and the Predestinian Sonnists (Bij de Zon) . Since then, the community appears as Verenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente (German United Taufgesinnte Gemeinde ). The municipality is part of the Dutch Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit .

Furnishing

Organ and pulpit of the church (2009)

The first organ of the Singelkirche was built in 1777 by the organ builder Johannes Strümphler. In 1930 the organ builder G. van Leeuwen built a new pneumatic instrument in the existing historical case . Today's organ work was built in 1983 by the organ building company Kaat & Tijhuis (Kampen). The instrument has 29 stops on two manual works and a pedal .

I Grand Orgue C-g 3
1. Bourdon 16 ′
2. Montre 08th'
3. Salicioinal 08th'
4th Bourdon 08th'
5. Octave 04 ′
6th Flute octaviante 04 ′
7th Duplicate 02 ′
8th. Fittings IV00
9. Cornet V
10. Trumpets 08th'
11. Clairon 04 ′
Tremblant
II Récit expressif C – g 3
12. Flute douce 08th'
13. Viole de Gambe 04 ′
14th Voix céleste 04 ′
15th Prestant 04 ′
16. Flood 04 ′
17th Nasard 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
18th Quarte de Nasard 02 ′
19th Tierce 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′
20th Piccolo 00 01'
21st Plein Jeu III
22nd Hautbois 08th'
23. Voix humaine 08th'
Tremblant
Pedal C – f 1
24. Contrebasse 16 ′
25th Soubasse 16 ′
26th Flood 08th'
27. Flood 04 ′
28. Bombard 16 ′
29 Trumpets 08th'

gallery

  • Inside the Singelkerk early 18th century

  • Galleries within the church (2009)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the organ

Web links

Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 2.8 ″  N , 4 ° 53 ′ 18 ″  E