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Historical Profile: Hope Reformed Church

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Hope Reformed was organized in 1942 as a daughter of Immanuel Reformed.

Location

2010 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, built 1950

Visit the Hope Reformed Church website.

Pastors

John L. Van Harn, 1943-54
Henry J. Vermeer, 1956-61
Halrand H. Steele, 1962-72
Richard A. Welscott, 1974-81
Thomas E. Dekker, associate, 1978-87
Vernon D. Hoffman, 1982-
Robert J. Baird, associate, 1988-91, senior, 1991-
Jayne A. Yonkman, visitation, 1991-
Scott R. Van Arendonk, youth/outreach, 1991-

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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