On the next few pages you will find the annual presentation of candidates for ministry in the Christian Reformed Church. The people pictured here have completed a significant lap in the race of discipleship (consider the biblical image of Heb. 12:1; 1 Cor. 9:24-26; and Phil. 2:16). They are keenly aware that this is not the end but just the beginning of the race before them. By God’s grace, they will complete many more laps for the glory of the King.
We, of course, are more than spectators cheering them on. We appropriately encourage them and celebrate with them at this point. Yet we also run with them, and we’ll be privileged by God to serve with them in the coming years, each in our respective roles as members of Christ’s church. Pray with them as they seek discernment as to the specific ministry assignment God has waiting for them next.
As a church we’re grateful for the preparation tool known as a seminary education. We’re grateful also for the dedication of these graduates, and of the faculty that has helped train them. Most of the people pictured here have earned a master of divinity degree from Calvin Seminary, the CRC’s official theological school. Some earned their degrees elsewhere and completed the CRC’s Ecclesiastical Program for Ministerial Candidacy, administered by the seminary. For more detailed information on these candidates, see www.crcna.org/pages/candidates10.cfm.
Together, as candidates and church members, let us “run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith” (Heb. 12:1-2). To him be the glory!
—Rev. David Koll
Director of Candidacy
Richard J. Admiraal
Contact:
Zeeland, MI 49464
616-610-2844
[email protected]
Joshua Amaezechi*
Languages: Ibo and English
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-826-3488
[email protected]
Amanda Bakale
Contact:
Kitchener, ON N2H 4B8
Canada
519-497-8654
[email protected]
Michael Bentley*
Contact:
Dyer, IN 46311
219-865-6156
[email protected]
Nick Bierma
Languages: Dutch and English
Contact:
Palmerston, ON N0G 2P0
Canada
616-204-9584
[email protected]
Matthew Borst
Languages: Spanish and English
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-340-7413
[email protected]
John Burden
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-458-6353
[email protected]
Anthony DeKorte
Contact:
Madison Heights, MI 48071
313-670-2004
[email protected]
George Den Oudsten
Contact:
Williamston, MI 48895
517-281-3394
[email protected]
Ben de Regt*
Languages: Some Dutch, and English
Contact:
Lynden, WA 98264
360-305-5189
[email protected]
Steven De Ruiter*
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-246-9902
[email protected]
Christopher W. de Winter
Contact:
Bradford, ON L3Z 2W7
Canada
616-475-3796
[email protected]
Matthew J. Eenigenburg*
Contact:
Mounds View, MN 55112
612-554-9709
[email protected]
Scott Elgersma
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
616-940-1433
[email protected]
Christopher Fulkerson
Contact:
Mill Creek, WA 98012
206-349-4454
[email protected]
Aaron Greydanus
Contact:
Fennville, MI 49408
616-481-6019
[email protected]
Elizabeth Guillaume-Koene*
Languages: a little French, and English
Contact:
Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K7
Candada
905-623-6623
[email protected]
Chad Haan*
Languages: a little Spanish, and English
Contact:
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
616-405-5007
[email protected]
Jennifer Holmes*
Languages: French and English
Contact:
Edmonton, AB T6J 3S3
Canada
616-350-4414
[email protected]
John S. Huyser
Contact:
Wyoming, MI 49509
616-538-9654
[email protected]
John Kim
Languages: English and Korean
Contact:
Jackson, MI 49202
248-894-2106
[email protected]
Joseph Kim*
Languages: Korean and English
Contact:
Ames, IA 50014
515-231-1325
[email protected]
Sam Krikke
Contact:
Grandville, MI 49418
616-550-8327
[email protected]
Philip Landers
Contact:
Marion, MI 49665
989-339-4494
[email protected]
George Lubbers*
Contact:
Bradford, ON L3Z 3E4
Canada
905-775-1162
[email protected]
Erin Marshalek
Contact:
Tinley Park, IL 60487
708-334-9039
[email protected]
Summer Mohrlang*
Contact:
Seattle, WA 98133
719-213-3160
[email protected]
Kristin E. K. Palacios
Contact:
Holland, MI 49423
616-308-0106
[email protected]
Daniel Rhee*
Languages: Korean and English
Contact:
Southfield, MI 48033
646-354-8420
[email protected]
Scott Stark
Contact:
Holland, MI 49423
616-396-0553
[email protected]
Mary B. Stegink
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-309-3613
[email protected]
Adam Stout
Languages: Spanish and English
Contact:
Savanna, IL 61074
616-550-1295
[email protected]
Anthony Sytsma*
Contact:
St Johns, MI 48879
989-224-8564
[email protected]
Josh Tuininga
Contact:
PO Box 372
Blyth, ON N0M 1H0
Canada
519-523-4202
[email protected]
Nathaniel Van Denend
Contact:
Ripley, OH 45167
616-299-5182
[email protected]
Emily VanderWall-
VandenHeuvel
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-245-3227
[email protected]
Matthew D. VandenHeuvel*
Contact:
Calgary, AB T2Z 4M9
Canada
403-398-7800
[email protected]
Ashley Van Dragt
Languages: Spanish and English
Contact:
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
616-633-5588
[email protected]
Geoffrey Van Dragt
Languages: Spanish and English
Contact:
Ann Arbor, MI
616-617-2191
[email protected]
Andrew Vis
Contact:
Newcastle, ON L1B 1L9
Canada
905-987-5649
[email protected]
Laurie L. Zuverink
Contact:
Byron Center, MI 49315
616-540-8658
[email protected]
*Editor's note: Street addresses removed from this article Feb. 4, 2025. To get the current Candidacy booklet with contact information, visit crcna.org/candidacy/candidates.
