Groote Kerk, Cape Town

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Groote Kerk
Groote Kerk
33°55′29″S 18°25′15″E / 33.9248°S 18.4209°E / -33.9248; 18.4209
Location	Cape Town
Country	South Africa
Denomination	Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk
History
Founded	1678
Architecture
Functional status	Church
Style	Neoclassical

The Groote Kerk (Afrikaans and Dutch for "Great Church") is a Dutch Reformed church in Cape Town, South Africa. The church is South Africa's oldest place of Christian worship. The first church on this land was built in 1678. Willem Adriaan van der Stel laid the cornerstone for the church. It was replaced by the present building in 1841 built by Herman Schuette and the original tower was retained. The pulpit is the work of Anton Anreith and the carpenter Jacob Graaff, and was inaugurated on 29 November 1789. The Groote Kerk lays claim to housing South Africa's largest church organ, which was installed in 1954