Reformed Churches in Grand Rapids
a historical overview
These maps chart the growth of the various Reformed denominations in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan. Red dots show Reformed Church in America (RCA) congregations, blue dots show Christian Reformed Church (CRC) congregations, purple dots show Protestant Reformed (PRC) congregations, and green dots show other churches in the Dutch Reformed tradition.
To minimize extraneous information, the map does not show streets, railroads, or city limits. Only the Grand River and the church locations are shown.
You can click on any map to see a larger version. (You'll need to use your browser's back button to return to this page.)
There is a fifteen-year period between maps. Note how the churches grew from exclusively downtown locations (1870) to fill the growing city. The number of churches in the mapped area has been dropping since roughly 1965.
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