The Aliwal North Reformed Church is the 10th oldest congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church in its Synod of Eastern Cape even though it was the 11th to be established in the synodal area,[1] but the Middelburg Reformed Church merged with Middelburg-Uitsig in 2010.[2] In the entire Church it was the 51st foundation,[3] but is now the 50th oldest congregation.[4]