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 …
Doors of Hope
The shelves in the Doors of Hope Food Pantry that is housed here on CMC’s campus are getting bare. Please consider shopping for items on a list that can be …
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 …
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 …
Rev. Mulder Returns
The Rev. Edwin Mulder returned in 1979 and was installed as the fourth pastor of Christ Memorial on February 25 at Dimnent Chapel on Hope College’s campus. Rev. Wes Kiel …
Significant Growth
While vacationing in West Michigan in 1970, Rev. Ron Beyer was invited by his former high school speech teacher to preach at a Sunday evening service at Christ Memorial. Soon …
The First Sanctuary
On October 1, 1964, Reverend Royal D. Kemper was installed as the second pastor of Christ Memorial Reformed Church and served until 1970. In 1967 plans were developed to build …