Grijpskerk (Dutch: [ɣrɛipsˈkɛr(ə)k]; Gronings: Gruupskerk [χɾypsˈkɛːk] or Griepskerk [χɾips-]; West Frisian: Gryptsjerk [ɡripˈtsjɛrk]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen.
It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 18 km west of the city of Groningen.
[2] The village was first mentioned in 1500 as "Ruygwerdt alias Grijpskerke", and probably means church founded by Claus Grijp, the priest of Der Aa-kerk in Groningen.
The griffin on the weather vane of the church is probably also related to the Grijp family.
[4] The Mennonite church originally stood in Pieterzijl and was moved to Grijpskerk in 1892.