More on Zolder 50

Zolder 50 was born out of a movement of churches called the “Great Commission Association” (GCM), whose primary vision is to plant reproducing churches around the world and to reach young, non-believing people with the message of God’s love in Jesus Christ.

In May 2001, a team of 30 college students from Bowling Green, Ohio and Fort Collins, Colorado, joined together to explore Amsterdam as a possible location to plant a church.
In August 2001, it was determined that God was indeed behind the idea to build and relocate a team of people to Amsterdam in order to start “Zolder 50.” Their primary vision is to know Jesus, to become like Him, and to make Him known.
Over the next year, a group of about 40 individuals including people from The Netherlands, The United Kingdom and the United States formed. In July 2002 the first team members began moving to Amsterdam to look for jobs, enroll in school and find housing.

Between July 2002 and March 2003 the entire team of about 40 people made its way to Amsterdam.
The first gathering of “Zolder 50” was aboard a canal boat. How cool is that?

Slowly the group grew and began meeting in the attic (“zolder) of an apartment building.
In October 2007, the community moved into its current facility, located at Herengracht 88.