BETHANIE - NORTH WEST
Mission station of the Hermannsburg Missionary Society. Established in 1864 of biblical origin. The name is Hebrew for ‘house of sorrow or misery’. Bethanie was known as Losperfontein, a farm owned by Tjaart Kruger, President Paul Kruger’s younger brother. The community purchased the farm around 1866, renaming it Bethanie. The town is home to the Bakwena ba Mogopa traditional community
Lutheran Mission Church
Lutheran Mission Church - Built around 1891/2. The cornerstone was laid on 7 May 1891 and consecrated a year later. The architect was JF Kroll. The building was overseen by Wilhelm Behrens and his son, both missionaries and the local chief Jakobus More
Bell tower
Bell tower – the oldest structure in the town – next to the mission church – built circa 1877
