Candidates

The following candidates for ministry in the Christian Reformed Church are declared eligible for call (however, those marked with an asterisk have not completed all candidacy requirements. They may be interviewed but may not accept a call until they complete their requirements). All announced calls are, of course, contingent upon completion of a classis exam as stipulated in Church order Article 10.

Churches and ministries seeking to extend a call to a candidate are advised to determine visa status relative to country of citizenship and country of service. More complete profiles may be obtained by search committees by emailing Thrive ([email protected]).

Candidates who need to submit changes for this page may email them to [email protected].

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Peter Urie Bae
Peter Urie Bae has accepted a call to serve as associate pastor of Korean Christian Reformed Church of Orange County in Westminster, CA.

Joseph Bartels
(712) 441-3000
[email protected]

Jeremiah Basuric
(780)-919-0414
[email protected]

Tha Bawi*
(616) 914- 2163
[email protected]

Kyle Beckrich
Kyle Beckrich has accepted a call to serve as the pastor of Bethel CRC in Dyer, IN.

Rylan Brue
Rylan Brue has accepted a call to serve as Pastor of Borculo CRC in Zeeland, MI.

Melissa Burmaster
Melissa Burmaster has accepted a call from Waterloo CRC to serve as Campus Minister at the University of Waterloo.

Josiah Chapman*
(207) 491-5733
[email protected]

Raymond Evans
Raymond Evans has accepted a call to serve as the Lead Pastor of Lucknow Community CRC in Lucknow, ON.

Masao Fujishima
Maso Fujishima has accepted a call to serve as "Commissioned Missionary" in Japan. Grace Community Chapel of Classis Hudson is the calling church.

Julia Gho
(616) 330-8788
[email protected]

Kanghyeon Heo
Kang Heo has accepted a call to serve as associate pastor at Sunlight Grace CRC in Orlando, FL.

David Kerkstra
(616) 378-6263
[email protected]

Dylan Kern
Dylan Kern has accepted a call to serve as Associate Pastor of Bradenton CRC in Bradenton, FL.

Kyo Chan Koo
Kyo Chan Koo has accepted a call to be the Youth Pastor of Namu Church of New York.

Peter Kranenburg
(905) 807-4064
[email protected]

Israel Ledee
Israel Ledee has accepted a call to serve as pastor of Immanuel CRC in Burbank, IL.

Young Geol Lee
(215) 837-8422
[email protected]

Kevin Lobert
Kevin Lobert has accepted a call to serve as co-pastor of Langley Immanuel CRC in Langley, BC.

Caley Meza
Caley Meza has accepted a call from Orland Park CRC to serve as the pastor of Plainfield CRC in Plainfield, IL.

Charles Mutinga
(616) 594-9386
[email protected]

Michelle Oh
(562) 677-4967
[email protected]

Rachel Park*
(616) 290-7989
[email protected]

Christopher Smid*
(613) 213-4563
[email protected]

Jonathan Sturrus
(231) 766-1638
[email protected]

Matthew Sun
Matthew Sun has accepted a call from Ada CRC to serve as the church planting pastor of Ada Christian Reformed Chinese Church in Ada, MI.

Lorinda VanderWerp
(616) 745-6541
[email protected]