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 …

The First Pastor

On November 7, 1957, Reverend Edwin Mulder was installed as the first pastor. The installation service was held at Trinity Reformed Church with the charge to the pastor given by …

Montello Park School 1957

To set up for worship on Sunday mornings, members would rope off the gym for a worship area and place folding chairs for the worshipers. Sunday School was held in …

Early Beginnings

The story of Christ Memorial Reformed Church began on August 8, 1956, when eleven families from Trinity Reformed Church in Holland met to consider founding a new Reformed church on …

Introduction

In concert with Reformed theology, Christ Memorial Reformed Church is first and foremost a body of believers who are becoming disciples of Christ, re-forming according to the Word of God. …

Preface

It is a rather daunting task to write the history of a church. At one level, it is straightforward by researching the factual information contained in the archives and by …