Grace PRC, Standale, MI
This article documents the founding and early development of Grace Protestant Reformed Church in Standale, Michigan, from its initial planning meeting in 1994 through its official organization in 1995 and subsequent building efforts. It provides a detailed institutional history of how a new congregation was planted, organized through the denominational structure, and grew to establish its own physical facilities. The resource demonstrates practical aspects of PRC polity and the process of domestic church planting.
In January of 1994, a meeting was held in the basement of Hope PRC to discuss the possibility and feasibility of forming a new congregation. On June 5, 1994, we began separate services at the Grand Valley Orthodox Christian Reformed Church on the corner of 8th Avenue and Lake Michigan Dr. We had to work around Grand Valley's services, which were 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. We met at 1:00 in the afternoon and 7:30 in the evening. Our pulpit was always supplied by either visiting ministers or...
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