HOPE REFORMED CHURCH - Key Persons
Rev. Paul & Phyllis with daughters Anne, Debbie and Connie joyously took up residence at 310 Burgess Place - in the beautiful, spacious parsonage - to begin a seven year ministry with their first RCA congregation. Their 4th daughter, Janet, was born while at Hope. She was baptized by the Rev. John Hanse of People's Park Reformed Church. As pastor with his wife Phyllis they took every opportunity to appreciate the Dutch cultural setting. They loved it. They did their best to pick up right where their fine pastoral predecessors left off. They endeavored to lead and teach the congregation into a closer walk with God and a clearer understanding of what it meant to live the Christian life.
Rev. Paul B. Caley had the following comments - many times over the years people did not expect the little church on Dutch Hill to survive. However, some churches of the Classis who once were considered to be so strong no longer exist, or have merged with other congregations in order to survive. Hope Church with its dedicated lay leaders, its loyal congregants, its steadfast anchor in the Word of God, and its faithful pastors has survived a century. As the people of God, I challenge the congregation today to stand strong, fight the good fight of faith, preach the Word, and reach out to the lost until Christ Returns.