Elthetokerk

The corner of Insulindeweg and Kramatweg, where now stands a new and by no means remarkable high rise, was formerly occupied by the Dutch Reformed Elthetokerk church. The Pastor van Hoogenhuyze began raising money for the construction of the church in the 1920s. After the Catholics inaugurated their impressive Majella church, the Protestants also wanted to show off by erecting their own imposing building in the neighborhood. Among the competitors were not only the Papists, but also the 'Red Menace' of the Socialists. Under the motto: "Gospel against the revolution!” they did everything to complete the church building as quickly as possible. Even Mother Queen Emma donated a considerable amount of money to this church’s erection.
On September 20, 1929 the church was opened in the presence of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Consort Henry. However, parishioners from the neighborhood and even those who had donated money were not invited, for all 900 places were reserved for the official royal visit. Naturally, this led to discontent with quite a number of the church members.
In 1992 the building was demolished because of drastic decline in attendance. The only thing remaining of the Elthetokerk is the presbytery (the pastor's home), which incidentally was never used for that purpose but instead served as a surgeon's room, as could still be witnessed by the presence of the night and day doorbells.
In the 1980s the Eltheto community moved to their original much smaller location at 118 Java Street, where the reformed community had started in 1913. In 2012 the property was renovated and expanded to include a residential community. Together with the Philadelphia Foundation it operates a cafeteria located next to the church, where service is carried out by the deaf or those hard of hearing.