Protestantse Kerk Brussel

The Dutch-speaking Brussels Protestant Church (Protestantse Kerk Brussel) or 'Dutch Church' (Nederlandse Gemeente) was formally constituted in 1816 during the period when Belgium came under the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau. The Temple of the Augustinians on Place de Broukere was designated a second Protestant place of worship, alongside the French/German-speaking Brussels Protestant Church on Place du Musée. The 'Dutch Church' (Nederlandse gemeente) met in the Temple from 1816 until the Belgian revolution in 1830. The first Reformed service was held on 1 September 1816 and Hermannus Pauw (born 1770) and Dirk Rijke (1789–1830) served as ministers 1816-1830. In March 1817 the future William III was baptised in the Temple. The last Protestant service was held in the Temple on 21 August 1830; from 5 September the building was occupied by Belgian patriots. Many of the worshippers fled the city and the Dutch Church was left without a building. However a small number remained in the city, some Dutch and others German, and they were ministered to by the German Lutheran preacher, L.P. Wieland Lütkemüller. The congregation was variously called the Lutheran Church, the Flemish Evangelical Church or the Dutch-German Evangelical Church (Nederduitse Evangelische Gemeente). In September 1842 the Church Council called Henricus van Maasdijk as minister. Under his ministry the church grew and wa

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