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250 3rd St.; Chandler, Minnesota 56122 507-677-2248 Send bulletin info to Loreen: lsankey@frontiernet.net |
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As of September 2009, we are vacant. In upcoming months a search committee will be formed and interested Pastors will be able to submit their profile for consideration in the call process.
Our church is a member of the Reformed Church in America. You can find out more about our denomination by going to the RCA website at www.rca.org |
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Chandler Reformed Church History:
Our church was organized on April 25, 1911. There were 19 communicant members, 15 noncommunicant adults, and 21 children. The first consistory members were D. Swart and B. Vander Hoef as elders and A. Bouma and L. Vander Burgh as deacons.
There was a continual flow of immigrants from the Netherlands; hence the worship services were conducted in the Dutch language. The last Dutch service was held in 1952. The present church building was dedicated on July 8, 1955 and the addition was dedicated on November 15, 1981.
Fourteen pastors have served our congregation since its beginning. Their terms of service are as follows:
Rev. J.W. Kots, 1911-1913 Rev. Harry E. Reinhard, 1913-1920 Rev. Joseph Klerekoper, 1920-1923 Rev. Herbert S. Muilenberg, 1924-1937 Rev. Bernard De Jong, 1937-1947 Rev. Henry Fikse, 1947-1952 Rev. G. Bernard Muyskens, 1952-1958 Rev. John Ettema, 1959-1969 Rev. Henry Kolenbrander, 1970-1974 Rev. Donald Baker, 1975-1985 Rev. Bruce Wilterdink, 1986-1993 Rev. Donald Hoaglander, 1994-2000 Rev. David Hensley, 2001-2003 Rev. Gary Mulder, 2004-2009 |