Rev. Edwin Mulder, 1957 – 1963, Senior Pastor Rev. Royal Kemper, 1964 – 1970, Senior Pastor Rev. Ron Beyer, 1970 – 1978, Senior Pastor Rev. Don Hoekstra, 1972 – 1989, …
Charter Members of Christ Memorial Reformed Church
Mr. & Mrs. Maynard Bakker; Herman & Mary Lou Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bear Mr. & Mrs. William Becksford; Jerry, Sharon, Dale, Gloria Mr. & Mrs. Burton Borr Mrs. Mabel …
Conclusion
As one can see from the past five-and-a-half decades of Christ Memorial history, the church has been richly blessed by God. As one of the largest congregations in the denomination, …
Transitions 2011 – 2015
Rev. Mike Pitsenberger left in January 2011 and Rev. Steve Vander Molen became the interim senior pastor. Rev. Todd Van Ek was installed as the eighth lead pastor at Christ …
50th Anniversary Celebration
On September 9, 2007, the church celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Reverends Edwin Mulder, Mike Pitsenberger, and Tim Brown via a video message, participated in the celebratory service. A Power …
Way Beyond Us
On September 16, 2001, Rev. Mike Pitsenberger was installed as the seventh senior pastor of Christ Memorial. Under Pastor Mike’s leadership, a “Vision Encounter” was undertaken. The effort engaged almost …
A Time of Transition
Following Rev. Brown’s departure, Rev. Kirt Anderson was installed as the sixth Pastor of Worship Ministries on September 22, 1996, and remained in that position until June 1999. During this …
A New Sanctuary
Because of the church’s growth, in 1988 an “Open Doors for Christ” campaign was launched with the goal of building a new sanctuary. At this time there were 900 families …
Doors of Hope
FILL THE FOOD PANTRY at DOORS OF HOPE: Due to such a large need in our community for food, the pantry shelves are nearly empty. If you would like to …
Rev. Timothy Brown
Following Rev. Mulder’s leaving, a nine-member committee was formed to search for a new pastor. On a vote of five to four, Rev. Tim Brown was called and installed on …