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Historical Profile: Third Reformed Church
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Third Reformed was organized in 1875 as a daughter church of Second.
Locations
- 1009 Hermitage SE at Diamond, 1876-1968
- 2060 Michigan NE, 1969-present
Pastors
- Adrian Kriekard, 1876-1902
- Albert W. De Jonge, 1903-05
- Ablert Vanden Berg, 1906-18
- Nicholas Boer, 1918-39
- Harry A. Van't Kerkhoff, 1940-44
- George C. Douma, 1944-46
- Henry Zylstra, 1947-50
- Anthony G. Van Zante, 1950-54
- Jay R. Weener, 1955-60
- H. A. Dykstra, 1960-66
- Peter M. Paulsen, assistant, 1967-70
- Stuart J. Blauw, 1968-74
- Owen T. Bechtel, 1974-78
- Richard Bates, 1979-83
- Lawrence J. Doorn, 1984-90
- Kent A. Fry, 1991-present
Sponsored
- Sixth (later Oakdale Park), 1889-1974, merged with Everglade to form New Life
- Bethany, 1893-1995?, merged with Fairview to form Orchard Hill
- Immanuel, 1907, cosponsored with Bethany
- Calvary, 1915, cosponsored with Bethany
Membership
Heavy lines: green (lower) shows membership in families; blue (middle), professing members; red (top), total members. Thin lines: magenta (middle), non-professing members; orange (lower), inactive members; black (top), average worship attendance.
Source: Acts of Synod of the Reformed Church in America. Dates are year prior to publication date since data is gathered at the end of one year and published in the next.
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