Kempton History 1: Bell Tower Traditional Geocache
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Kempton History 1: Bell Tower
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Bell Tower Church: This church, situated in Monument Road and built in 1953, is one of Kempton Park’s landmarks. It is constructed of finely precast concrete elements, an unusual construction mode at the time. Today it is a theatre.
Klok Toring Kerk: Hierdie kerk in Monumentweg was gebou in 1953. Dit is een van die bekende landmerke van Kempton Park. Daar is altyd na die kerk verwys na die kerk met die onvoltooide toring. Die bou metode wat gebruik is, was ongewoon vir die tydperk.
[English] The history of the church began on 10 June 1946 with a request by the Kempton Park members of the Reformed Church to the church council of Benoni to establish their own church in Kempton Park. Shortly after rev. J.C. Kruger was confirmed as in the newly formed Reformed church of Kempton Park, attention was given to the construction of a church building. Early in 1953 construction of the building started. The church became known as the Church of the uncompleted tower, because of its extraordinary construction. The first service was held in the church on 28 November 1953.
In August 1989 it was decided to build a larger church. The new church complex was then erected in Hugget street. On 9 October 1993 Reformed Church: Kempton Park moved to the new complex after using the church for 40 years.
The building is now used as a Theatre (The Bell Tower) and on Sunday’s you would find worship services here of the Word in Action Ministries.
One of the items that makes the church so special is the fine precast concrete construction was very unusual at that time.
[Afrikaans]: Die geskiedenis van die kerk begin op 10 Junie 1946 met 'n versoek van die lidmate van Kempton Park omgewing aan die Gereformeerde kerkraad van Benoni om af te stig. Kort nadat ds. J.C. Kruger op 26 Augustus 1949 as eerste predikant bevestig is, het die kerkraad aandag aan die oprigting van 'n kerkgebou begin gee. Vroeg in 1953 is met die oprigting van die kerkgebou op die hoek van Commissioner- en Monumentstraat begin. Die kerkgebou, wat bekend geword het as die kerk met die onvoltooide toring, vanweë sy uitsonderlike toring, is op 28 November 1953 in gebruik geneem.
Op 11 Augustus 1989 is 'n besluit deur die kerkraad en gemeente geneem om 'n nuwe gebouekompleks op te rig. Die nuwe kerkgebou is is daarna in Huggetstraat opgerig. Op 9 Oktober 1993 is die kerksaal in afwagting van die voltooiing van die eintlike kerkgebou, in gebruik geneem.
In die veertigste jaar nadat die eerste kerkgebou ingewy is, is die nuwe kerkgebou in 1993 in gebruik geneem.
Die gebou word vandag gebruik as a teater (The Bell Tower) en Sondae word daar eredienste gehou van die Word in Action Ministries.
Die Klok toring kerk/teater is gebou met vooraf gegiete sement. “n Baie ongewone konstruksie metode vir die tydperk.
[English] Please be extremly careful of mugglers
[Afrikaans] Wees asseblief baie versigtig vir die agies
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