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Historical Profile: Bethel Reformed Church

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Bethel Reformed was organized in 1906 as an English-speaking daughter church of Fourth. It was the fourth English-language RCA congregation in Grand Rapids.

Location

1700 Coit Ave. NE, built 1927

Pastors

Peter C. De Young, 1907-10
Peter C. De Jong, 1908-10 - same as #1?
Gerrit Kooiker, 1911-16
Arend J. Te Paske, 1917-20
Emiel O. Schwitters, 1921
John C. Van Wyk, 1923-31
Bernard J. Mulder, 1932-36
Adrian J. Newhouse, 1956-60
Norwood K. Reck, 1961-72
John M. Haines, 1972-78
David R. Brower, evangelism, 1976-81
Frederic C. Dolfin, 1980-85
Jay Sowers, 1986-present

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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