At 84 years old, Elder Don Dykstra, Classis Illiana, was the oldest delegate to this year’s synod, and Rev. Albert Postma, 28, of Classis Lake Superior, was the youngest delegate.
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Synod’s Youngest and Oldest Delegates
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This was Dykstra’s 14th synod, and Postma’s first. Postma, who graduated from Redeemer University College in 2006, enjoyed “making more connections than I anticipated, and seeing people from college and seminary and spending some time with them.”
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Roxanne VanFarowe is a freelance writer who claims both Canadian and American citizenship and grew up in the Christian Reformed Church. She is a member of Blacknall Presbyterian Church in Durham, North Carolina.