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Historical Profile: Garfield Park Reformed Church

Grand Rapids, Michigan

1917-1990

Garfield Park Reformed was organized as Zion Reformed in 1917 as a daughter church of Oakdale Park. It was located just blocks from Burton Heights CRC, which relocated directly across the street in 1922.

The congregation disbanded in 1990.

Names

Zion Reformed, 1917-26
Garfield Park Reformed, 1926-90

Location

1975 Jefferson Ave. SE, 1926-90 (now City Hope Church)

Pastors

Ralph Bioemendal, 1918-19
Gustavus A. Gobel, 1919-21
Eldred C. Kuizenga, 1922-25
A. H. Waalkes, 1927-29
Gerrit J. Rozegboom, 1929-33
William J. Hilmert, 1934-40
Harry Hoffs, 1941-50
Harold Leestma, 1952-57
Theodore Schaap, 1957-71
Warren D. Bugress, associate, 1961-64
Vern Essenberg, education, 1967-69
George Weeber, visitation, 1970-74
Robert L. Bast, 1971-84
Paul D. Fox, associate, 1976-79
James W. Baar, assistant, 1982-86
James D. Knol, 1985-90

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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