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Joan van Arckel establishes the first congregation at the Cape, with Abraham Schut as elder and Jan Reyniersz as deacon.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Joan van Arckel establishes the first congregation at the Cape, with Abraham Schut as elder and Jan Reyniersz as deacon.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090080
South African History Online (2012) 'Joan van Arckel establishes the first congregation at the Cape, with Abraham Schut as elder and Jan Reyniersz as deacon.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090080 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
South African History Online, Joan van Arckel establishes the first congregation at the Cape, with Abraham Schut as elder and Jan Reyniersz as deacon. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090080, (accessed 27 September 2026).
"Joan van Arckel establishes the first congregation at the Cape, with Abraham Schut as elder and Jan Reyniersz as deacon.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090080. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Joan van Arckel establishes the first congregation at the Cape, with Abraham Schut as elder and Jan Reyniersz as deacon.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090080.
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