Construction of the church
After the church of the now entirely disappeared village of Jacobswoude was demolished around 1586, a new Reformed Church arose in Woubrugge, first mentioned in 1622. This church was soon too small for the growing congregation. It made way for the present church building, which was built in 1652-1653. 537 piles were driven and the construction cost 20,760 guilders, 12 nickels and 8 dimes at the time. The walls of the church are 70 cm thick.
In the church, in front of the pulpit is the tombstone of the Lords and Ladies from the Van den Woude family, originally from the church that stood in Jacobswoude until 1586. The swinging bell dates from 1665 and was made by the Hemony firm. The organ in Louis-XVI shapes was donated in 1794 by the then craftswoman and made by the Leiden organ builder Johannes Mitterreither.
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