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
rradmiraal@sbcglobal.net
Joshua Amaezechi*
Languages: Ibo and English
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-826-3488
jamaeze8@calvinseminary.edu
Amanda Bakale
Contact:
Kitchener, ON N2H 4B8
Canada
519-497-8654
amandabcara@gmail.com
Michael Bentley*
Contact:
Dyer, IN 46311
219-865-6156
m_bentley@sbcglobal.net
Nick Bierma
Languages: Dutch and English
Contact:
Palmerston, ON N0G 2P0
Canada
616-204-9584
nick_bierma@yahoo.com
Matthew Borst
Languages: Spanish and English
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-340-7413
mborst5@calvinseminary.edu
John Burden
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-458-6353
jwilliamburden@gmail.com
Anthony DeKorte
Contact:
Madison Heights, MI 48071
313-670-2004
adekort9@calvinseminary.edu
George Den Oudsten
Contact:
Williamston, MI 48895
517-281-3394
gdenoud4@calvinseminary.edu
Ben de Regt*
Languages: Some Dutch, and English
Contact:
Lynden, WA 98264
360-305-5189
deregt@comcast.net
Steven De Ruiter*
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-246-9902
sderui@gmail.com
Christopher W. de Winter
Contact:
Bradford, ON L3Z 2W7
Canada
616-475-3796
cdewint0@calvinseminary.edu
Matthew J. Eenigenburg*
Contact:
Mounds View, MN 55112
612-554-9709
matte@faithcrcmn.org
Scott Elgersma
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
616-940-1433
us5elgersmas@sbcglobal.net
Christopher Fulkerson
Contact:
Mill Creek, WA 98012
206-349-4454
fulkersonmccc@gmail.com
Aaron Greydanus
Contact:
Fennville, MI 49408
616-481-6019
agreydanus@gmail.com
Elizabeth Guillaume-Koene*
Languages: a little French, and English
Contact:
Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K7
Candada
905-623-6623
elag1ca@yahoo.ca
Chad Haan*
Languages: a little Spanish, and English
Contact:
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
616-405-5007
chaan-1@juno.com
Jennifer Holmes*
Languages: French and English
Contact:
Edmonton, AB T6J 3S3
Canada
616-350-4414
jennifer.s.holmes@gmail.com
John S. Huyser
Contact:
Wyoming, MI 49509
616-538-9654
jhuyser8@calvinseminary.edu
John Kim
Languages: English and Korean
Contact:
Jackson, MI 49202
248-894-2106
john.ajushee@gmail.com
Joseph Kim*
Languages: Korean and English
Contact:
Ames, IA 50014
515-231-1325
joskim@gmail.com
Sam Krikke
Contact:
Grandville, MI 49418
616-550-8327
skrikke@juno.com
Philip Landers
Contact:
Marion, MI 49665
989-339-4494
plander9@calvinseminary.edu
George Lubbers*
Contact:
Bradford, ON L3Z 3E4
Canada
905-775-1162
glubbers@rogers.com
Erin Marshalek
Contact:
Tinley Park, IL 60487
708-334-9039
emarsha2@calvinseminary.edu
Summer Mohrlang*
Contact:
Seattle, WA 98133
719-213-3160
smohrlang@sanctuarycrc.org
Kristin E. K. Palacios
Contact:
Holland, MI 49423
616-308-0106
kkuzera0@calvinseminary.edu
Daniel Rhee*
Languages: Korean and English
Contact:
Southfield, MI 48033
646-354-8420
drhee0@calvinseminary.edu
Scott Stark
Contact:
Holland, MI 49423
616-396-0553
sstark5@calvinseminary.edu
Mary B. Stegink
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-309-3613
jmrars@sbcglobal.net
Adam Stout
Languages: Spanish and English
Contact:
Savanna, IL 61074
616-550-1295
astout6@calvinseminary.edu
Anthony Sytsma*
Contact:
St Johns, MI 48879
989-224-8564
asytsma0@calvinseminary.edu
Josh Tuininga
Contact:
PO Box 372
Blyth, ON N0M 1H0
Canada
519-523-4202
jtuinin7@calvinseminary.edu
Nathaniel Van Denend
Contact:
Ripley, OH 45167
616-299-5182
nevandenend@hotmail.com
Emily VanderWall-
VandenHeuvel
Contact:
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-245-3227
Chaplainemily@gmail.com
Matthew D. VandenHeuvel*
Contact:
Calgary, AB T2Z 4M9
Canada
403-398-7800
mattvanhill@hotmail.com
Ashley Van Dragt
Languages: Spanish and English
Contact:
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
616-633-5588
ashley.vandragt@gmail.com
Geoffrey Van Dragt
Languages: Spanish and English
Contact:
Ann Arbor, MI
616-617-2191
gvandragt@gmail.com
Andrew Vis
Contact:
Newcastle, ON L1B 1L9
Canada
905-987-5649
avis7@calvinseminary.edu
Laurie L. Zuverink
Contact:
Byron Center, MI 49315
616-540-8658
lzuverink@aol.com
*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.
