We seek to introduce people to Jesus Christ and to nurture
their faith through all ages and stages of life.
Our Story
On November 15, 1953, Faith Church held its first services at Lincoln Elementary School addressed by Reverend A. Tellinghuizen. Attendance was promising with more than 145 community members at the morning service and 175 at the evening service.
A year later, our congregation and faith steadily climbed with our first baptisms and first communion services held. On March 17, 1954, Faith Reformed Church became an officially organized Reformed Church in America. During a prayer service, the congregation decided to purchase the Ver Plank property as a building site for the church edifice – a project to be completed four years later in late May of 1958.
Currently, we are proud to have an engaged, family-oriented congregation. We’ve adopted an “inter-generational” outlook, which fuels and strengthens the connection between members of all ages and allows for a more sustainable future for Faith Church. We have two pastors serving our congregation. Jonathan Elgersma is our senior pastor and has been serving Faith Church for 24 years. TJ South is the associate pastor and started at Faith in May 2024.
Our Message
We value the Bible as God’s revealed truth and the catalyst for life transformation and change. The Word of God is one of the greatest gifts He has given us. It’s so many things – divinely inspired, relevant, applicable, perfect, supernatural, simple, complex, comforting and challenging. It literally is the last word – nothing will be added to it and it has the final say in questions of how we live our lives, lead our families, and function as a church.
The Bible is not a self-help book; it’s not a collection of ancient sayings that may or may not apply in today’s world, and it’s not a mysterious book of answers to life’s most confusing questions. More than anything else, the Bible shows us who God is. As we come to know God and walk deeper in relationship with Him through reading His Word, He begins to change us. In the process, God gives us His character. What comes natural to Him that’s so hard for us (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, compassion, mercy, justice, etc.) begins to show up in our lives.
Our Mission
Our mission statement is “Sharing God’s Love Through New Life In Jesus Christ.”
Our Values
For many years, our church has been deeply rooted in a calling to Spiritual Formation and Mission. In 2026, we are renewing and clarifying this vision through two simple, biblical movements: Forming and Sending.
Forming is about becoming more like Christ—growing in faith, character, and love through intentional discipleship.
Sending is about living out that transformation—going into our daily lives, communities, and the world as ambassadors of Jesus.
Together, these movements reflect the rhythm of the Christian life. We are continually being shaped by God and then sent out to join His work in the world.
Guiding Principles
These five guiding principles describe how we live out our vision of Forming and Sending. They shape the culture of our church, grounding everything we do in Scripture, community, and the work of the Holy Spirit. Rather than programs or strategies alone, they reflect the rhythms and commitments that guide how we grow as disciples and how we engage God’s mission together.
They remind us that spiritual formation happens in relationship—with God and with one another—and that being sent into the world is not something we do alone, but as a covenant community rooted in worship, truth, and prayer.
- We are formed by the Word of God, revealed in Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit
- We worship gathered around the sacraments
- We gather relationally across all generations
- We live in covenant with our community both locally and around the world
- We equip disciples to seek God in every aspect of life through prayer and the Word