The story of Nijkleaster appeals. In word and images, attention is paid to it. Below are some of the stories in the press:
2026
Paaszondag om zes uur ‘s ochtends naar de kerk: “De tijd dat het van donker weer licht wordt” Omrop Fryslân 4 april 2026
The March 11, 2026, edition of the Friesch Dagblad featured an article titled “Day of Prayer for Crops and Labor,” with a contribution from Alex Riemersma, the scribe of Nijkleaster.
2025
Awards for the relocation of a historic monument to a new site. At ‘e Skille, November 18, 2025
Interview with Anke ten Brinke (student at Nijkleaster)
At home in the modern monastery: “Just throw open the shutters”
Anke ten Brinke has always had a mission. She wants to make a difference in society. It runs deep. In a farmhouse converted into a monastery in the quiet countryside of Nijkleaster, just outside Leeuwarden, she has found the place where she can contribute to a better world. Visitors can come here for a journey of self-discovery. Anke hopes to welcome more young people soon.
Read the interview with Anke ten Brinke here
Video: Vredeman de Vries Prize, Province of Friesland
Vredeman de Vries Prize for Nijkleaster, Leeuwarder Courant, November 7
Read the article from the Province of Fryslân, including the jury report: https://www.fryslan.frl/het-nijkleaster-in-hilaard-wint-vredeman-de-vriesprijs-voor-architectuur
Leeuwarder Courant, October 24, 2025
The 15 Most Beautiful Places in Friesland.
At ‘e Skille, October 7
Leeuwarder Courant, September 26
Nijkleaster Cash Prize for a Makeover
Nederlands Dagblad, September 26
From a dilapidated farmhouse to a Protestant monastery
Friesch Dagblad, September 25
From a ruin to an award-winning monastery
- Elisabeth, August 2025. 'A day at Nijkleaster'.
- Rev. Reinier Tuitman will become congregational pastor of monastic community Nijkleaster - Westerwert September 1. For this he must leave Burgum behind.
- The reflection of the Sermon on the Mount as a guide. Hinne Wagenaar (Friesch Dagblad July 28, 2025)
Pieter van Vollenhoven Prize for Nijkleaster (Op 'e Skille, July 15, 2025). Also read the news item about it
Vom Bauernhof zum Kloster. Wonderful article in the May issue of db deutsche bauzeitung '25.
Reburial Jonker Sicke in Jellum on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Front page Leeuwarder Courant March 31.
- Zonneliedpad in Fryslân: 'Walking experiences the environment very differently'
Friesch Dagblad March 3
'In Nijkleaster, economy becomes tangible'. Column by Geesje Duursma, January 22, 2025 in the Friesch Dagblad.
2024
For young people, monastic life is totally hip
Monastic life has made a surprising comeback, albeit without monks and habits. In its place are silence retreats.....Read more
70% of Dutch seek meaning
For most Dutch people (73%), meaning plays a role in their lives. Connectedness with others, meaningful actions and living according to values and ideals are important sources of meaning for most Dutch people. According to research commissioned by Trouw. Read more
Sense of Tomorrow October 19, 2024
Anita Witzier visits Nijkleaster, a modern monastery in Friesland, where silence contemplation and community are central. Here people are invited to join in new paths for faith and spirituality.
2023
The presentation that ran during the opening of the monastery at It Westerhûs
2019
The Wondering with Rev. Hinne Wagenaar (Interview by Annemiek Schrijver, aired Oct. 27, 2019)
https://www.kro-ncrv.nl/programmas/deverwondering/seizoenen/seizoen-2019/hinne-wagenaar-kn1708924
2018
Easter celebration Nijkleaster (KRO-NCRV):
(the celebration as a whole):
Easter celebration Nijkleaster 2018 (KRO-NCRV)
(Parts of the Celebration):
My Pilgrim Trail: Annemiek Schrijver with Jelle Waringa (Oct. 16, 2018)
2017
Film about Nijkleaster's plans at the Westerhûs site: 'New lines in an old landscape':
2015
Report on Jentsje Popma's donation to Nijkleaster
2014
Initiative taker Sietske Visser tells at 7×7:
Film about the Pioneer Place Nijkleaster, made on behalf of Missionary Work of the national PKN by Dio van Maaren (Sync. Creative Productions)
Collection video from the Protestant Church:
Around the Opening in 2012:
In tafel mei ferhalen, about the special table in the Voorkerk of Jorwert:
Suspicion with Rev. Hinne Wagenaar (Interview by Annemiek Schrijver, broadcast on the day of the opening of Nijkleaster on October 28, 2012)
