Scroll to learn about the individuals, families and organizations that we are currently supporting financially.
We encourage you to send them an encouraging email, read more about their mission efforts,
and to pray faithfully for them as they serve near and far in the name of Jesus!
You can contact the Caledonia CRC Missions Team by emailing missions@caledoniacrc.org
Michael & kim Hewitt
Michael and Kim planted Rising Hope Church in Muncie, Indiana. The mission of the church is "Love God. Love People. Serve our Community & World."
Email: khewitt@risinghopechurch.com
sara webb
Sara lives in West Michigan with her family, and works with Capernaum Young Life. CAPYL is an outreach and discipleship ministry specific to middle school and high school friends with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Email: sarabethwebb78@gmail.com
Nick Int'Hout
Nick and his family live in Redlands, CA. Nick is a Christian leadership coach and is in the process of launching The Hive Network, a regional resourcing hub for Kingdom oriented leaders in the Inland Empire.
Email: nick.inthout@gmail.com
Matt & sarah smith
Matt and Sarah, along with their 3 children, live in Antigua, Guatemala. They work with Commission Ministries Network at as Administrators of Encounter Academy, a Christian school for missionary families.
Email: mattsarahsmith@gmail.com
kerry guikema
Kerry serves with Young Life International in London, England as the SE England Director and the Area Director for Surrey Berks. Young Life is devoted to introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. Kerry is a member of our congregation.
Email: kguikema@ylinternational.org
PRESLIE VANDERWAL
Preslie is currently on staff at YWAM (Youth with a Mission) in Kona, Hawaii. YWAM trains and equips Christians from many cultures, age groups and Christian traditions to bring the Good News of the gospel to the nations. Preslie plans to move to the Middle East in the fall of 2024.
Email: presvw@gmail.com
mark & rebecca essenburg
Mark and Rebecca are urban missionaries working through Gold Ave. CRC in Grand Rapids, MI. They are currently serving as Directors of Youth and Outreach Ministries.
Email: mark.goldkids@gmail.com
ray & angie de lange
Ray and Angie, along with their 4 children, recently moved to London, England where they serve with Pars Theological Centre to teach, mentor and train the school's more than 500 adult students of a Muslim background who are spread around the globe. Pars seeks to cultivate servant-leaders who will lead in the movement of the gospel within this particular Middle Eastern people group. Ray and Angie are sent by East-West Ministries, in partnership with Resonate Global Mission.
Email: delange157@gmail.com
tom & donna cnossen
Tom and Donna work through Northern Canada Evangelical Missions in Alberta Canada. They organize summer camps, Bible studies, and reach out and evangelize to the Maskwacis people.
Email: tcnossen53@gmail.com
nancy tenbroek
Nancy has been serving World Renew in Bangladesh for 30 years.. She works with many different organizations that help the poor improve their lives in the areas of health, literacy & income, but her primary focus is women’s ministries.
Email: ntenbroek@worldrenew.net
chris & angie walker
Chris and Angie, along with 3 children, are church planting missionaries with Ethnos 360 in Papua, New Guinea.
Email: chris_walker@ntm.org
kyle and marcia post
Kyle and Marcia Post are campus missionaries with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ). They are currently on assignment at Lee University in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Email: Kyle.Post@cru.org / Marcia.Post@cru.org
dr. john & rosa vanderkolk
John and Rosa live here in Grand Rapids and coordinate periodic trips to the Middle East with groups of volunteer doctors and dentists. They partner with Touch of Hope International to provide dental care for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. When on site, these medical professionals meet with approximately 1,000 patients in a week’s time, and often have the chance to share the gospel with Muslim refugees and direct them to local Christian churches.
Email: rjvkolk@gmail.com
short term missions
As a member of Caledonia CRC, you are encouraged to serve Jesus somewhere (local or global) on a short term service project! Please contact Pastor Merle if you would like to request financial assistance for a short term missions endeavor.
celebration fellowship CRC
Celebration Fellowship Christian Reformed Church is multi-site prison church comprised of believers living both inside and out of Bellamy Creek and Handlon Correctional Facilities in Ionia, Michigan.
Email Bob Arbogast: arbogast.bob@gmail.com
THINK EIGHT:SEVEN
Think Eight:Seven trains and equips pastors and leaders around the world in how to unlock the power of generosity within their communities and congregations, based in the teachings of the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 8:7.
Email Jerry Schutte: jerry@87intl.org
CAMPUS MINISTRY @ Grand Valley State University
Campus Ministry is a community of Christ followers committed to engaging students with the life changing love of God, discipling leaders who make disciples, and being a bridge to Jesus Christ and His Church.
Cody Zuiderveen (Campus Minister): zuidecod@mail.gvsu.edu
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