All Articles For Report of Classis East

January 13, 1999 Byron Center Protestant Reformed Church Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, January 13, 1999 in the Byron Center PRC. Rev. Barry Gritters was the chairman for this session. Each church was represented by two delegates. This was a lengthy session of classis. Classis had several issues on its agenda that warranted considerable discussion. First, Rev. R. Flikkema appealed the decision of Covenant PRC not to transfer his ministerial credentials to his home church, the Faith PRC. Classis considered this matter to be illegally before it on the ground that this matter was not finished in...

May 12, 1999 Grace Protestant Reformed Church Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, May 12, 1999 at the Grace Protestant Reformed Church in Standale, MI. Each church was represented by two delegates. Rev. K. Koole was the chairman for this session. Most of the business of this session was routine. Two matters, however, did command the attention of the classis. First, delegates from the newly-organized congregation in northwest Indiana presented their credentials to this classis. This congregation had been organized by Classis West under the auspices of the South Holland PRC. Classis East decided to receive the credentials...

May 8 & 21, 1991  Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, May 8, 1991 with a continued session on Tuesday, May 21st, at the First Protestant Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan. These sessions were chaired by Rev. Barry Gritters. 

January 10, 1990 Hope Protestant Reformed Church Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, January 10, 1990 at the Hope Protestant Reformed Church, Grand Rapids. Each church was represented by two delegates. Rev. G. Van Baren served as chairman of this session. Present at this session, at least for a short time, was the church history class of Covenant Christian High School. Reports were received from the stated clerk, the classical committee, and from the church visitors. The only churches visited this past year were Norristown and Covenant. The report regarding these visits were treated in closed session and...

Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, September 9, 1987 at the Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church. Each church was represented by two delegates. Rev. J. Slopsema presided over this session. The business of classis was, for the most part, routine and adjournment was before noon. Classis did receive a protest from a brother against a decision taken regarding his protest to the May, 1987 classis. Classis declared the protest not to be legally before it on the ground that the protest violated Article 31 of the Church Order. In essence the protest was the same as that submitted to...

Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, May 13, 1992. Each church was represented by two delegates. A special welcome was given to Rev. D. Kuiper, pastor of Southeast PRC, who came to the classis from Classis West. Rev. M. Kamps was the chairman of this session. The agenda for this session was light-with one exception. One case of discipline regarding the censure of a member was brought to the classis. Classical appointments were granted to Grandville; Venice, Florida; and Northern Ireland. The following schedule was adopted VENICE: May 31, June 7 – Flikkema; June 28, July 5 –...

Classis West met in special session on Wednesday and Thursday, June 17 and 18, 1992, in South Holland, Illinois. This meeting was held to conduct the peremptoir examination of Pastor-elect Mitchell Dick. Pastor-elect Dick successfully sustained his examination and the Immanuel Protestant Reformed Church of Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, was advised to proceed with his ordination to the ministry of the Word and sacraments. Via its Classical Committee, Classis West also received and approved a request from Rev. Audred Spriensma of the Christian Reformed Church for admission to the Protestant Reformed Churches under Article 9 of the Church Order. Classis conducted...

January 13, 1988  Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, January 13, 1988 at the First Protestant Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan. All the churches were represented by two delegates. Rev. B. Woudenberg was the chairman for this session. Classis received reports from its stated clerk, its classical committee which included the submission of a Ministerial Certificate of Dismissal and Testimonial for Rev. R. Miersma who is now in New Zealand, and from the church visitors.  Faith Church requested classical appointments for its evening service (Rev. Bekkering, it was reported will occupy the pulpit for the morning service.) The...

Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, May 9, 1990 with a continued session on May 30, 1990. The continued session was necessary to give a committee of pre-advice sufficient time to study the material given them. Rev. B. Woudenberg chaired the session of May 9th and Rev. W. Bruinsma the session of May 30th. Several matters of import occupied the agenda of classis: the report of the special committee of classis to visit Norristown and several appeals from members of two of the congregations in Classis East. Since some of this material was treated in closed session, reporting...

Classis East met in regular session on Wednesday, September 10, 1986 and in continued session on Wednesday, October 15, 1986 at the Kalamazoo Protestant Reformed Church. Rev. M. Kamps was the chairman for these sessions. The main item of business at the September 10th meeting was the examination of the pastor-elect of Southeast, Steven Key. After preaching a sermon onPsalm 25:14, Pastor-elect Key was examined in the six loci of dogmatics, in the knowledge of scripture and the confessions, in controversy, and in practical matters. The delegates to classis along with the delegates and examina from Classis West gave unanimous...