Organist Jaap Coppoolse has been a musical mainstay for churchgoers in Zuiderkerk for fifty years

**Jaap Coppoolse has been playing the organ of the Zuiderkerk in Middelburg every Sunday for over fifty years. Coppoolse was only sixteen years old when he became the permanent organist of the Reformed Church (gg) in Middelburg-Zuid. Last Saturday, they commemorated this special anniversary during a special meeting in the church.**