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Hanley CRC
Grandville
MI
49418
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Who we are
Although we commonly refer to ourselves as Hanley Church, our full name is Hanley Christian Reformed Church.
HANLEY - Hanley Church is located in what was at one time the small village of Hanley. This once predominantly rural area of southwest Grandville is quickly transitioning into a suburban residential community. Hanley Church, born out of a local community chapel, strongly identifies with its neighboring community and desires to bear witness in word and action to the love of Jesus.
CHRISTIAN – We believe in a holy Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
God is our gracious heavenly Father, creator of the universe, and the sovereign ruler over it. We believe that due to humanity’s rebellion against God’s rule, the world God made good has become a broken place in which there is much both in nature and in humans that is not the way it ought to be.
Jesus is the eternal Son of God. In order to restore the world to its created goodness, Jesus became human, born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a life of perfect obedience to God, died on a cross to pay the penalty for our sins, rose from the grave and ascended into heaven. There he sits enthroned as Lord and King at the right hand of God, the Father. Through our faith-commitment to Jesus, we are united to Christ and freely (by God’s grace alone) receive all the benefits of his saving acts. We gratefully respond by doing our best to obey his will and serve him in all of life.
The Holy Spirit enables us to believe and empowers us to live a new life in which it is the Spirit and not our sinful desires who increasingly becomes the dominant influence on our actions.
REFORMED – We are part of the historic branch of Christianity that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. We affirm the Bible to be the inspired, fully reliable Word of God, and seek continually to shape our lives and beliefs on the Bible. We believe that the teachings of the historic Christian creeds (the Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed and Athanasian Creed) and the Reformed Confessions (the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, Canons of Dort) faithfully reflect the truths of God’s Word.
CHURCH – We are a community of people whom God has graciously called out of this broken, hurting world to himself. We have been redeemed by the blood of his Son and are being renewed by the power of the Spirit so that we may worship and glorify God, strengthen one another in our faith, and partner with God in his work of redeeming and renewing life. Our comfort is that we do not navigate our way through life on our own; we belong to our faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
HANLEY - Hanley Church is located in what was at one time the small village of Hanley. This once predominantly rural area of southwest Grandville is quickly transitioning into a suburban residential community. Hanley Church, born out of a local community chapel, strongly identifies with its neighboring community and desires to bear witness in word and action to the love of Jesus.
CHRISTIAN – We believe in a holy Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
God is our gracious heavenly Father, creator of the universe, and the sovereign ruler over it. We believe that due to humanity’s rebellion against God’s rule, the world God made good has become a broken place in which there is much both in nature and in humans that is not the way it ought to be.
Jesus is the eternal Son of God. In order to restore the world to its created goodness, Jesus became human, born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a life of perfect obedience to God, died on a cross to pay the penalty for our sins, rose from the grave and ascended into heaven. There he sits enthroned as Lord and King at the right hand of God, the Father. Through our faith-commitment to Jesus, we are united to Christ and freely (by God’s grace alone) receive all the benefits of his saving acts. We gratefully respond by doing our best to obey his will and serve him in all of life.
The Holy Spirit enables us to believe and empowers us to live a new life in which it is the Spirit and not our sinful desires who increasingly becomes the dominant influence on our actions.
REFORMED – We are part of the historic branch of Christianity that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. We affirm the Bible to be the inspired, fully reliable Word of God, and seek continually to shape our lives and beliefs on the Bible. We believe that the teachings of the historic Christian creeds (the Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed and Athanasian Creed) and the Reformed Confessions (the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, Canons of Dort) faithfully reflect the truths of God’s Word.
CHURCH – We are a community of people whom God has graciously called out of this broken, hurting world to himself. We have been redeemed by the blood of his Son and are being renewed by the power of the Spirit so that we may worship and glorify God, strengthen one another in our faith, and partner with God in his work of redeeming and renewing life. Our comfort is that we do not navigate our way through life on our own; we belong to our faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
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Joe Vanden Akker
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372 Jackson St
Grandville,
MI
49418
United States
Phone: (616) 534-4844 / (616) 240-4134
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Quote of the Day
Psalms 26:2
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
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Hanley CRC Grandville Service Times
Morning Worship is at 10 AM
Evening Worship is at 5:30 PM
Service Times last updated on the 22nd of June, 2024
Evening Worship is at 5:30 PM
Service Times last updated on the 22nd of June, 2024
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Hanley CRC History
The history of a church being located in this area goes back to the 1860's when this area was known as the Village of Hanley. It was named after a civil war hero, Charles Jacob Hanley, whose family lived in the area. The village, which was surrounded by farmland, consisted of a school, general store, cemetery, and a post office. A Methodist church met in the school until 1888 when it purchased land and built the first church building on this property. Services were conducted by circuit riding preachers for 37 years. The Methodist church closed in 1925 due to dwindling numbers.
That same year, Charles VanderLaan, a Sunday school teacher at First Jenison Christian Reformed Church, presented his church council with the idea of starting a Sunday school in the unused church building in Hanley. This was the beginning of what would become Hanley Christian Reformed Church. The Sunday school grew into a Chapel with Sunday school for the whole family and two services each Sunday. Weekday activities, which included Ladies Aid, Youth Group, Mr. & Mrs. Society, Couples Club, Boys Club, Choir, and VBS, were added as the chapel membership grew. Church picnics were held every year. On October 23, 1961 Hanley officially became a Christian Reformed Church. There were 133 professing members and 137 baptized children.
In the early 1970’s Hanley outgrew the white chapel building that had been rebuilt, due to a fire, and expanded and remodeled several times. More people were moving into the area, as the farmland was sold at reasonable prices, and joining Hanley. A new building was built to meet the needs of the congregation and was expanded in 2008.
Looking back over the past years, we see that God has blessed Hanley Christian Reformed Church with a rich legacy. Our prayers is that we remain faithful, and continue to preach the truth of God’s word and be a witness in our community.
Hanley CRC has been led by the following pastors: Evangelist Henry Hoekstra 1961-1962, Rev. Harvey Bultje 1963-1969, Rev. Allen Bultman 1970-1977, Rev. Wesley Timmer 1979-1988, Rev. Carl Bergman 1989-1995, Rev. Craig Cunningham 1998-2000, Rev. David Jolman 2001-2007, Rev. Douglas Fauble 2010-2016, and currently Rev. Joseph VandenAkker.
That same year, Charles VanderLaan, a Sunday school teacher at First Jenison Christian Reformed Church, presented his church council with the idea of starting a Sunday school in the unused church building in Hanley. This was the beginning of what would become Hanley Christian Reformed Church. The Sunday school grew into a Chapel with Sunday school for the whole family and two services each Sunday. Weekday activities, which included Ladies Aid, Youth Group, Mr. & Mrs. Society, Couples Club, Boys Club, Choir, and VBS, were added as the chapel membership grew. Church picnics were held every year. On October 23, 1961 Hanley officially became a Christian Reformed Church. There were 133 professing members and 137 baptized children.
In the early 1970’s Hanley outgrew the white chapel building that had been rebuilt, due to a fire, and expanded and remodeled several times. More people were moving into the area, as the farmland was sold at reasonable prices, and joining Hanley. A new building was built to meet the needs of the congregation and was expanded in 2008.
Looking back over the past years, we see that God has blessed Hanley Christian Reformed Church with a rich legacy. Our prayers is that we remain faithful, and continue to preach the truth of God’s word and be a witness in our community.
Hanley CRC has been led by the following pastors: Evangelist Henry Hoekstra 1961-1962, Rev. Harvey Bultje 1963-1969, Rev. Allen Bultman 1970-1977, Rev. Wesley Timmer 1979-1988, Rev. Carl Bergman 1989-1995, Rev. Craig Cunningham 1998-2000, Rev. David Jolman 2001-2007, Rev. Douglas Fauble 2010-2016, and currently Rev. Joseph VandenAkker.
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