0 s ▁mur ders ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁mur ders ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : Att acks ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands <0x0A> </s> ▁Im manuel ▁Church ▁( , ▁K nes iy at ▁Im man u ' el ; ▁; ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁American – G erman ▁Col ony ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁Tel ▁Av iv - J aff a ▁in ▁Israel . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Evangel ical ▁community , ▁which ▁it ▁served ▁until ▁its ▁dissol ution ▁at ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁Luther an ▁World ▁Federation ▁transferred ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁building ▁to ▁the ▁, ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁con greg ation ▁started ▁taking ▁shape . ▁Today ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁Protest ant ▁denomin ations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁Mess ian ic ▁Jews . ▁ ▁Historical ▁background ▁ ▁George ▁Adams ▁and ▁Abraham ▁McK en zie , ▁colon ists ▁from ▁Maine ▁arrived ▁in ▁J aff a ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁They ▁founded ▁the ▁American ▁Col ony ▁in ▁J aff a , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Tel ▁Av iv - Y a fo ▁municipality . ▁They ▁ere cted ▁their ▁wooden ▁houses ▁from ▁pre fab ric ated ▁segments ▁they ▁had ▁brought ▁with ▁them . ▁Many ▁sett lers ▁contract ed ▁ch ol era , ▁and ▁about ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁them ▁died