URNS -In a landmark proposal published in The Outlook magazine, the President of Westminster Theological Seminary in California urged the various confessional Reformed denominations in North America to establish an interdenominational synod in which each member denomination would remain a particular synod retaining its own distinctives. If the March 9 meeting of Classis Southwest United […]
Classis Michigan United Reformed Churches September 10, 2002 A lovely drive in the country brought the delegates of Classis Michigan to the Grace United Reformed Church in Alto, Michigan for their eleventh classis meeting. Joining us at the meeting were several emeritus ministers, Rev. Zach Anderson of the Seventh Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, and […]
Classis Southwest U.S. of the United Reformed Churches in North America held its 10th regular session on March 17–18, 2003, at the Escondido United Reformed Church in Escondido, California. The weather was as pleasant as the work to be done. The main business of classis was the candidacy examination of Mr. Mark Stromberg, and the […]
The twelfth meeting of Classis Michigan of the United Reformed Churches in North America took place on June 3, 2003 at the Cornerstone United Reformed Church in Hudsonville, Michigan. Cornerstone had called this special meeting for the purpose of examining Mr. Gene Crow who had accepted a call to the church plant in Muskegon. Rev. […]
It was a rainy day when Classis Michigan met at the beautiful new facility of Trinity United Reformed Church in Caledonia, Michigan. Chairman Rev. Brian Vos led the delegates in singing and opened the meeting with prayer. Two overtures for implementation at classis were approved. The first dealt with the method in which the churches […]
Mr. David Klumpenhower will never forget October 12, 2004. Early in the morning, he was at the hospital assisting in the delivery of his son. Later in the morning, he was at the Eastmanville URC sitting before twenty-four ministers and elders who would judge his calling to be a minister of the Word and Sacraments. […]
On October 11, 2005, Classis Michigan of the United Reformed Churches in North America met for the nineteenth time. Delegates from the dozen churches in this classis met at the Bethel URC in Jenison, Michigan. The officers of the day were: Chairman – Rev. Derrick Vander Meulen; Vice-Chairman – Rev. Wybren Oord; Clerk – Rev. […]
In just a shade more than eight hours, delegates to a recent meeting of Classis Central US approved the addition of one church and two ministers, as well as addressing requests for advice in more than a dozen discipline or pastoral matters. On Tuesday, March 21, Classis Central US convened in the sanctuary of Grace […]
The Delegates of Classis Michigan met at the Covenant United Reformed Church in Kalamazoo on June 6, 2006. Chairman for the day was Rev. Art Besteman, with Rev. Brian Vos serving as Vice-Chairman and Rev. Wybren Oord serving as Clerk. After the chairman led the delegates in singing and prayer, the business of the day […]
The 17th meeting of Classis Southwest U.S. was held in Ripon, California, “The Almond Capital of the World,” June 26, 2006. Delegates from nineteen organized churches came together as the broader assembled to examine a man for ordination, candidacy, deal with an overture, as well give concurring advice to several churches in their labors to […]