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Volume 85,
Issue 1
News From Our Churches Mr. Wigger is a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of Hudsonville, Michigan. Mission ActivitiesThe Council of the Hope PRC in Walker, MI continues to administer cyclone relief to the Protestant Reformed Churches in Myanmar at the rate of $5,000 per month. These funds continue to be used for food and medical expenses. To date, two houses have also been rebuilt and one more is in the process of being rebuilt. Back in our "News" of September 1 we included information regarding our denomination's mission work in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and their plans to use local television station KSFY/ABC/channel 13 to air 42 ads each month for the next year promoting the worship services of the Heritage PR Fellowship. Rev. Allen Brummel, our missionary there, writes that these ads started airing in mid-August, the first one on August 18, right after Jeopardy, at 11:18 in the morning. Rev. Brummel was also kind enough to send us the 30-second TV spot that was finalized for that first ad. It looked great, and we add our prayer, along with the Fellowship's, that God will bless this exciting effort to get the name and message of the saints in Sioux Falls out to a wide audience. Tentative plans are to change the spots and the message every month or so during the one-year campaign. Rev. Rodney Kleyn and a group of Young Adults from the Trinity PRC in Hudsonville MI, traveled to the Pittsburgh Mission in mid-August. On Saturday they joined the members of the Pittsburgh Fellowship in doing some work on their church property. Together they built a retaining wall, put new electrical service in the house, cleaned windows, scraped rusty hand-rails, and more. Sunday they traveled to Franklin, PA, where Rev. Kleyn preached in the Trinity OPC, and in the evening they were with the saints in Pittsburgh for worship. Prof. Herman Hanko and his wife were able this summer to attend the British Reformed Fellowship Conference in Northern Ireland, where Prof. Hanko spoke on "The Work of the Holy Spirit." After briefly returning to west Michigan, the Hankos traveled to Singapore August 14-29, where he was able to preach in the Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church the Sundays that they were there. After two weeks in Singapore, they went to the Berean Protestant Reformed Church of the Philippines, under the auspices of the Foreign Mission Committee, where they joined Rev. Richard Smit and his brother, Peter Smit, for one weekend, before Rev. Smit and Peter returned home, while Prof. Hanko remained in the Philippines for two more weeks to provide pulpit supply and speak for a conference there. They hoped to return September 15. Denomination Activities Our Seminary began their fall semester of instruction on August 25. May God bless professors and students alike, and use this means to provide pastors and teachers for His church. Currently, seven students are studying for the ministry in our churches and one each for the ministry in the Covenant PRC, Northern Ireland; Berean PRC, the Philippines; and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Australia. Our Seminary held their annual "Seminary Convocation" on September 3 in Trinity PRC, Hudsonville, MI. Prof. Russell Dykstra spoke on the topic, "Seminary and Saints: A Reciprocal Sine Qua Non." To be a member of the Hope Heralds, the all-male chorus of west Michigan, takes more than a good voice. It also takes a summer of commitment. Not only do these dedicated men meet together each Sunday morning for practice at the seminary, they also give some nine concerts July through September. Starting July 22 the Hope Heralds presented six concerts at rest homes throughout west Michigan, followed by three concerts in our area churches: Grandville, MI PRC on September 7; Kalamazoo, MI PRC on September 9; and Cornerstone PRC, Dyer, Indiana on September 14. Congregation Activities August 16 the Young Adult Society of the Hope PRC in Redlands, CA met together at Hope Christian School grounds for a summer outing. Softball and other activities began in the late afternoon, followed by a barbecue dinner. The members of the Southeast PRC in Grand Rapids, MI were invited to Hudsonville Lanes on August 22 for Southeast's annual Bowling Night. Pizza, pop, and unlimited bowling were provided for a mere $2 per person. The Young People's Society of the Hull, IA PRC enjoyed a skiing/tubing activity on August 16. Incoming freshman society members were especially welcomed to join the group. School Activities The Consistory of the Randolph, WI PRC approved the request of Faith Christian School's Education Committee that their pastor, Rev. Douglas Kuiper, teach Bible in the lower room for the 2008/2009 school year. Minister Activities Providence PRC in Hudsonville, MI has extended a call to Candidate Heath Bleyenberg to become their first pastor. The congregation of the Calvary PRC in Hull, IA extended a call to Rev. Ronald Hanko to serve as their first pastor. Rev. James Slopsema declined the call extended to him to become the next pastor of the Grace PRC in Standale, MI. |
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