Old Lutheran Church, Kroondal

The Kroondal congregation was founded by a group of German speaking farmers, artisans and entrepreneurs living in and around the village of Kroondal, on 2 August 1896. By that time a church had already been built in Kroondal and was consecrated on 24 June 1896. Prior to this, from about 1891, regular services were held in the dining room of the Ottermann house. From its beginnings, missionary Christian Müller saw to the spiritual needs of the congregation.

Among the various building projects that characterize the history of this congregation, a special mention needs to be made of the new church that was built in 1962, as well as the new congregation hall built in 1977.

When the first minister passed away in 1916, the congregation had 206 members - 114 adults and 92 children. Today there are approximately 420 members, a number which has stayed relatively constant over the past 10 years. Approximately 75% of congregation members have German as their mother tongue. The other 25% are mostly Afrikaans speaking. All age groups are relatively well represented and active in the congregation. Over the years the congregation has developed, from a largely rural congregation, where most of its members were farmers, to the present where only a few farmers are left. This has mainly been as a result of the mining activities in the area which have contributed to a vast amount of economic growth in the Rustenburg area and therefore also to the wellbeing of the congregation.