Peace Church History
Significant Events in Peace Church History
1970 Rev. Earl Dykema arrived to become the missionary-pastor in June.
1972 The congregation gives final approval for the church plan and holds ground-breaking. An organizational meeting with charter membership of 11 families, including 52 persons, was held July 12.
1977 Rev. Ken Van De Griend accepted the call to be our second pastor.
1983 Rev. Jerry Hoek (former intern 1982) accepted the call to be our third pastor and was ordained and installed.
1993 Rev. Douglas Mac Leod accepted the call to be our fourth pastor.
2009 Rev. Gary Brouwers accepted our call to be our fifth pastor and arrived in July.
On August 20-21, 2022, Peace Church celebrated its 50th Anniversary. We started several years before that, but became an organized church on July 12, 1972.
You can access the .pdf version of the history booklet, Celebrating God's Providential Care, by clicking here.
