Ordained Pastors who have served

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, …

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 …

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 …