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HISTORICAL INTEREST
The Two Tower Church is closely connected with the historical past of the Orange Free State. The congregation was established in 1848 and on 6th May, 1849, the Rev. Andrew Murray, Jr., was inducted as the first clergyman in the school building which was used as church hall and later served as the first Council chamber of the “Volksraad” of the Free State Republic. The foundation stone of the first church was, however, laid four months earlier by the British Resident, Major Warden. The church was consecrated in 1852. That building was demolished in 1878 and replaced by the present Two Tower Church on the same site. The foundation stone of the present church building was laid on 10th May, 1878, and on 7th May, 1880, the church was consecrated. This was the last congregation of the Rev. J. D. Kestell {1912-1919).