The History of our Church

By Mrs. Ardith Oomkes, our church historian

Byron Center Protestant Reformed Church had its beginnings when a group of Protestant Reformed adults from the Cutlerville/Byron Center area met in the library of Byron Center Township in the Spring of 1981 to study the Canons of Dort.  From this class, the Hudsonville PRC Consistory decided to take a survey of how many of this group was interested in starting a Protestant Reformed church in the area.

  There were approximately twenty one families represented at a meeting held in March of 1983 and all were interested in starting a new church.  A feasibility committee of nine men was chosen to contact these families and draw up a budget.   A meeting was held in April when a request was filed with the stated clerk of Classis East to seek approval to form a new congregation.  Hudsonville PRC would oversee the activities until classis approved the request.  Worship services began on August 7 at the Byron Center Christian Junior High School.  Approval from Classis came on September 14.  An organizational service was held on October 20, 1983 with twenty two families and two single men making up the church family of the new Byron Center Protestant Reformed Church.

  The Lord has richly blessed the members by moving them into their new church building in Byron Center on August 14, 1988 with forty one families and seven individuals.  In 2002, a foyer, four classrooms, a consistory room and library were added.  As of 2005, eighty nine families and thirteen individuals represent Byron Center PR Church and we have been given our third pastor to lead us in the green pastures of God’s Holy Word.  Thanks be to Thee!