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Kleine Vermaning
LocationHeemstede
AddressPostlaan 16
CountryNetherlands
DenominationMennonites
Previous denomination
Dutch Protestants
Websitehttps://doopsgezindhaarlem.nl/zaalverhuur/detail/kleine-vermaning
Architecture
ArchitectHuib Tuninga

The Kleine Vermaning is a church (vermaning) in Heemstede, North Holland, Netherlands in use by the Mennonite congegration Haarlem. The church was build in 1926 by architect Huib Tuninga. The church is used twice a month, on other sundays the Grote Vermaning in Haarlem gets used.

History

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In 1922 the Nederlandse Protestantenbond (Dutch protestants union) started a branch in Heemstede, this branch first used a building on the bronsteeweg (street) in Heemstede, but later they desided to build their own building, with the help of donations from members. They collected a total of 23.204 Gulden.[1] In 1926 the church was build by architect Huib Tuninga, on instructions of the Nederlandse Protestantenbond. In 1937 an organ was build in the church by Flentrop.[2] After the Heemstede Protestants branch was stopped in 1996, the church got in use by the Mennonite congregation Haarlem after a renovation. On November 9th 1997 the first service was being held with the mennonites.[1]

Exterior

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West side of the church, with foundation stone and the bell cote.
The sexton's house, on the back of the church

The kleine vermaning is an Aisleless Church, The church has no tower, but on the roof stands a bell cote. The building consist of a single building layer beneath a gable roof.The building is build in a Commercial Expressionism Architectural style with Amsterdamse School accents.[3] The main entrance, located on the Postlaan, with narrow rectangular windows on both sides of the door. The windows in the building are stained glass windows.[3] The sexton's house on the backside of the church is located on the Lieven de Keylaan.

Interior

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The Kitchen of the church, has colorful original tiles.[3] On the wall on both sides of the entrance, are memorial plaques, for the start and build, aswell as for the purchase and renovation of the building.

Also see

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Category:Churches in the Netherlands Category:Mennonite church buildings

  1. 1 2 Krol, Hans (2013-05-15). "ARCHITECTUUR KERKGEBOUW POSTLAAN 16 HEEMSTEDE EN ARCHITECT HUIB TUNINGA / Heemstede (Co Brandes) / NederlandseProtestantenbond". Librariana (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Heemstede, Kleine Vermaning". Flentrop Orgelbouw (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  3. 1 2 3 Heemsteder, Redactie De (2016-09-10). "Kleine Vermaning Postlaan open voor publiek". De Heemsteder | Bloemendaler (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-10.