Americanization of a Congregation: History of the Third Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan

History

Bruins, Elton J.

Americas

Eerdmans Pub.Co.

This volume records for the first time a fully documented family history and genealogy of the primary leader of Dutch immigration to western Michigan, Albertus C. Van Raalte, and his wife, Christina de Moen. 
Drawing on previously compiled genealogical information, archival records, and family letters and photographs, the authors have worked diligently to "set the record straight" regarding the Van Raaltes' ancestors and descendants, as well as to provide a document that future historians and genealogists can build on. Beginning with a brief biographical sketch of their lives, the book then traces Albertus and Christina's ancestors and tells the story of each of their seven children who lived to adulthood and their respective descendants. Also included is an account of what happened to the Van Raalte papers and homestead. 
Fully documented and filled with photographs of the Van Raalte family and homestead, "Albertus and Christina" will be a welcome source for anyone interested in the story of this pioneering family or in the history of western Michigan.

Albertus and Christina: The Van Raalte Family, Home and Roots

Biographies & Memoirs

Schakel, Karen G.

Simmons, Sara Frederickson

Zingle, Marie N.

Historical

This second edition of Bruinss engaging history of the Third Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan, chronicles the events of twenty-five years of change since the first edition of this book was published for the churchs centennial in 1970. This study continues to stand as a valuable contribution to the study of American church history and as a detailed case study of one churchs effort to maintain an effective and relevant ministry to a new and continually changing culture.

The Americanization of a Congregation (Historical series of the Reformed Church in America, no. 26) (Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America (HSRCA))

William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Volume 32 in the HSRCA series chronicles the internal quarrels that have occurred in RCA history, particularly the landmark secessions that occurred in 1850, 1857, and 1882. While exploring the unity and disunity that have characterized the RCA since the Dutch immigration to the United States, this study also points out the righteous motivations that lay behind these struggles and shows how these historic quarrels have their counterpart in contemporary debates over the ordination of women and the church's acceptance of homosexuals.

Family Quarrels in the Dutch Reformed Church of the 19th Century (Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America)

Swierenga, Author Robert P

Albertus C. Van Raalte: Dutch Leader and American Patriot

Jacobson, Jeanne M.

Wagenaar, Larry J.

Hope College

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