Old Aalten

Rev. J.H.F. Gangel (1839–1908)

Doleantie (Schism)

Rev. J.H.F. Gangel (1839–1908)

Rev. Johannes Hendrik Frederik Gangel

Dutch Reformed minister in Aalten (1879–1895)
Old Oosterkerk, Aalten

Secession and Doleantie

In 1835, “several persons” seceded from the Dutch Reformed Church
Old St Helen's Church, Aalten (1952)

The Ecclesiastical Situation in Aalten

In 1887, the army and police had to maintain order between churchgoers