Rev Rudolph johannes Barnard joined the NG Mission Church in 1929 in Wellington. From 1934 he worked in the (then) Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) Mission, and then he served in Kimberley (1943), then Theunissen (1945), and Griekwastad (1946). Thereafter he served in Worcester in the NG KErk in Afrika (1951). During his service there, a church building was erected. He died on 24 March 1973.
Rev Christo Albertyn qualified in 1964. His first post as clergyman was with the NG Mission Church om Danielskuil, for one year. He then worked in Despatch, Newcastle, the South African Militry Academy, and Kimberley. From 1980-1984, he worked for the Charity Service (Diens van Barmhartigheid), and the NG Mission Church, in the Northern Cape.
The NG Mission Church in South Africa, specifically the Dutch Reformed Mission Church (DRMC), was a Reformed Christian denomination primarily for people of color during the apartheid era. It was formed in response to the segregation policies of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK). The DRMC later united with other Reformed denominations to form the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA).
Historical records referring to “Kuruman” may in some cases denote the former Kuruman Reserve rather than the present-day town. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, administrative boundaries and terminology differed from current usage.
The Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa was formed by the union of the black and coloured Dutch Reformed mission churches.
Main markers in the URCSA’S history:
In 1652 the Dutch formed a halfway station at the [[Cape of Good Hope |Cape]] and introduced slavery. Various foreign mission organisations started working in South Africa, which led to the formation of a number of denominations amongst those people who otherwise would have been excluded from the main churches. This process motivated the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in South Africa to start its own independent mission work. In 1857 the DRC synod decided to have separate services for coloured members. A separate church, the Dutch Reformed Mission Church (DRMC) was formed in 1881. For blacks, the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA) was formed in 1951. In 1974 the synod of the DRCA decided in favour of church unity. In 1978 the DRMC decided likewise. In 1986 the Belhar Confession – with its strong emphasis on unity, reconciliation and justice – was formulated and adopted by the DRMC. In 1994 the DRMC and the DRCA united to form the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA).
