Grace Christian Reformed Church Directories
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of eleven church directories for the Grace Christian Reformed Church located downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Directories range from 1953-1987. Each cover, excluding the 1987 edition, includes a picture of the church located at 612 S. Park Street (listed 610 S. Park Street on the 1953 editions), and the name of the current reverend. The information inside includes lists of members with their addresses and numbers, births, deaths, and committee activities.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1953-1978, 1987
Creator
- Grace Christian Reformed Church (Kalamazoo, Mich.) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Grace Christian Reformed Church began in 1926 when its members left the First Christian Reformed Church, and named itself the “Protesting” Christian Reformed congregation. Henry Danhof (1879- 1952), formerly the reverend of the First Christian Reformed Church became the first reverend for the Protesting congregation. The congregation changed its name in 1936 to the Grace Christian Reformed Church and remained at 612 S. Park Street until 1988. Today it is located on Whites Road Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
This collection takes up 0.05 cubic feet and measure 7” by 4” in the 1950s directories and 6 ½” by 4” for the remainder of the directories. The collection is in excellent condition.
General
Purchased from the Starring Endowment fund.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Grace Christian Reformed Church Directories finding aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hannah Garrod (print version); Stephanie Chapman (digital version)
- Date
- 2021-10-12
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu