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Historical Overview: Immanuel Reformed Church

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Immanuel Reformed was organized in 1907 under the sponsorship of Third and Bethany. It relocated from the inner city to the suburbs in 1984.

Names

Hope Mission
Immanuel

Locations

654 Eastern Ave. SE at Thomas, 1908-84
1300 East Beltline SE (north of Lake Drive), 1984-present

Go to the Immanuel Reformed Church website.

Pastors

Ralph Bloemendal, 1907-12
Siert F. Riepma, 1911-14
Isaac Van Westenberg, 1914-18
Jacob G. Brouwer, 1920-30
Edward H. Tanis, 1930-73
Jacob Prins, 1938-45, evangelism, 1945-59
Gary De Witt, 1945-52
Theodore R. Oegema, 1952-58
Donald J. Brandt, youth, 1958-61
Jerome B. De Jong, 1958-71
Lloyd A. Arnoldink, 1971-75
James H. Baar, associate, 1972-81
Wayne M. Hall, 1977-81
William J. Miedema, 1983-91
Thomas F. Schwanda, care, 1987-
Dr. Robert Charnin, 1992-present

Hope Reformed, 1942

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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