Our Church
The Word of God is central in our worship
All our songs are based on Scripture
We believe that all of life is governed by our faith
We believe in the importance of family
We believe the church is the family of God.
Our Church Family
We are a variety of ages, occupations & backgrounds
We all share a love for the LORD and each other
Singing and fellowship are very important to us.
What we can offer you
A place to worship & praise God.
Friendship & fellowship with other believers.
Encouragement to help you grow closer to God .
Care for spiritual & physical needs.
About Wayland CRC
Wayland CRC History
In the summer of 1950, LaGrave CRC hired a seminary
student for evangelism in the Wayland area.
He succeeded in starting Bible classes and acquired
a list of names for perspective church members.
Moline CRC then assumed the responsibility for this project.
In 1954, the project became inactive. But, in 1955,
11 families from Moline CRC, living in the Wayland area,
agreed to help start a new church in Wayland.
Worship services and Sunday School classes were held
in the American Legion Hall. Several families made trips
to pick up families and individuals, so attendance grew.
On February 15, 1957 the Steering committee decided to
ask Grand Rapids South for permission to organize.
At the May, 1957 meeting of Classis Grand Rapids South,
permission was granted.
Ten acres was purchased at E. Elm St. and a church
building was erected. Building was completed.
Over the years, the church has been added on to
and a parsonage was built next door.
In 1997, the Education Building was built for offices,
classrooms, full kitchen & banquet room.
In 2015 we began construction of a new sanctuary.
In 2016 we moved into the new sanctuary &
demolished our old sanctuary.
We are part of the Grand Rapids South Classis.
Don Wisse 1957-1961
E. Visser 1962-1968
George VanderWeit 1968-1971
Hubert Sprik 1972-1986
Lambert Sikkema 1987-1992
R. Joe Dieleman 1992-1995
James McCune 1996-1999
Ronald Bouwkamp 2000-2006
Gerald Zandstra 2006-present
Wayland CRC Pastors
