Van Gogh Church

The Van Gogh Church in Nuenen, in the Dutch province of North Brabant, is a simple Protestant church built in 1824, where several well-known preachers have served. It has been captured multiple times as a sketch or painting by Vincent van Gogh. The Reformed congregation of Nuenen was founded in 1648 and was given access to the old St. Clement's Church, which had been taken over from the Catholics. The preachers initially rented the old rectory in Gerwen, but in 1763 a new rectory was built in Nuenen, which still exists as of 2021. When the old church was returned to the Catholics in 1799, the very small Reformed congregation held its services in the rectory. This situation lasted until 1808. Then, Reverend Hermanus Christianus Hanewinkel died, and after his death, the Reformed congregations of Nuenen and Mierlo were merged.

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