Grace Reformed was organized in 1897 as an English-language daughter of Fifth Reformed. It was the third English-language RCA congregation in Grand Rapids. Our first gathering location was at (710 Grandville Ave. SW)
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A growing congregation found a new meeting space in The Klodyke Church.
John Van de Erve, 1897-1901
In 1900, Grace Reformed Church moved to Caulfield Avenue and 'B' Street in Grand Rapids.
892 Caulfield SW at B Street is two blocks east of Grandville Ave. and two blocks south of Franklin Street.
John Van de Erve, 1897-1901
Rense H. Joldersma, 1901-02
Peter P. Cheff, 1902-05
Peter Braak, 1905-08
Lawrence Dykstra, 1909-12
Cornelius H. Spaan, 1912-38
Theodore Schaap, 1938-45
Henry C. Van Deelen, 1946-48
Abraham Rynbrandt, 1949-53
James W. Schut, 1954-59
Rodger H. Dalman, 1959-65
With the construction of US-131 the congregation relocated to Wyoming, Michigan, in 1964.
Rodger H. Dalman, 1959-65
Harry L. Brower, 1966-72
Mark D. De Witt, 1973-85
Louis H. Bennes III, 1986-96
Brian K. Taylor, associate, 1988-96
Rick Veenstra, interim, 1996-97
Rick Oppenhuizen, 1998-2017
Jack Doorlag, 2018 - 2020
Heather Dood, 2020-Present
Built in 1999, The Crossing is our youth and outreach building.
