Historical Profile: First Reformed Church

Grandville, Michigan

First Reformed was organized in 1859.

Location

3060 Wilson SW

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Pastors

Mannes Kiekintveld, 1867-70
Willem P. De Jonge, 1871-87
Roelof Duiker, 1888-90
Peter A. Bouma, 1890-92
Dirk Broek, 1892-1903
John Ossewaarde, 1904-08
Martin C. Ruisard, 1908-10
William Moerdyke, 1911-13
Cornilius Vander Schoor, 1913-15
Jacob G. Brouwer, 1916-19
Bart R. Van Zyl, 1920-23
Gerrit J. Hekhuis, 1923-34
Jacob Blaauw, q1934-42
James M. Harmeling, 1943-45
Henry J. Ten Clay, 1946-61
Ralph M. Menning, 1962-68
Chester Postma, 1969-76
Peter Van Dyke, interim, 1970-71
Simon Nagel, associate, 1975-78
Ronald R. Zartman, 1977-86
John W. Tien, associate, 1978-91
Randy L. Weener, 1986-89
Joseph B. Muyskens, interim, 1990-91
Douglas Van Bronkhorst, 1991-
Stuart J. Blauw, associate, 1991-
Doug Van Bronkorst, 199_-present
James Karsten, associate, 199_-present

Olivet, 1948
Zion, 1954

Membership chart

Green (lower) line shows membership in families; blue (middle), professing members; red (top), total members; and magenta (thin), non-professing members.

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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