Protestant Reformed Missions, Years of Rebuilding: Missions Revived (1954-1961) (2)
This article by Rev. Wilbur Bruinsma continues a historical series on Protestant Reformed missions during the post-1953 split period, documenting the denomination's efforts to revive missionary work in 1954-1961. The piece details the Mission Committee's challenges, the call of Rev. George Lubbers as a missionary, and failed attempts to salvage churches in Iowa while pivoting attention to Colorado and the Dakotas, while also correcting historical details about RCUS-PRC seminary relations.
Previous article in this series: September 1, 2023, p. 471. It was the 1950s. The aftershocks caused by the split of 1953 were still rumbling throughout the denomination. The churches were in a turmoil. Struggling to survive, the remaining men on the Mission Committee knew it to be the calling of the churches to send forth men into the harvest. Missions is an integral part of the work of the church of Christ. Neglecting the work of spreading the gospel was not an option. The committee...
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