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.
Synod’s Youngest and Oldest Delegates
Photo: Karen Huttenga
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.
