John F. Schuurmann Collection, 1928-1971 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: John F. Schuurmann Collection, 1928-1971

ID: COLL/230

Primary Creator: Schuurmann, John F. (1903-1977)

Extent: 17.0 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. Sermon files, with contextual notes and articles; addresses; minutes and reports of the Public Relations Committee of Classis Muskegon, 1967-1968; and an interview with Rev. H.J. Brink concerning Grundy Center and the Frederick H. Wezeman controversy.

Biographical Note

From his birth to his retirement, John F. Schuurmann's life was lived in parsonages. He was born in Campen, Germany, where his father was a minister in the Altgereformierte Kirche. Nine years later, in 1912, the family moved to Emden, Minnesota, where his father became the pastor of the Emden Christian Reformed Church.

John's education included studies in Grundy College, Grundy Center, Iowa; Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and a year of post-graduate work at Princeton Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

From parsonages of churches served by his father, John F. Schuurmann moved into parsonages where he served as pastor: Lincoln Center, Iowa (1931-1940); Wyoming Park, Michigan (1940-1944); Second Lynden, Washington (1944-1951); Fourteenth Street, Holland, Michigan (1951-1956); Moline, Michigan (1956-1964); and Ferrysburg, Michigan (1964-1969). When he retired, he served as Assistant Librarian in the Theological section of the Calvin College and Seminary Library. His interest in and knowledge of theological books served him well. After an illness of several months, he passed away on August 13, 1977. He was survived by his wife, Marguerite née Broersma, and 3 children.

John Schuurmann served the denomination in his writing for the meditation booklets of the Back to God Hour, in his activities at Synods, and in serving on denominational committees.

Our collection includes sermons which are in outline form. It will be observed that John read widely and well, for his sermon collection includes material from magazines and books used as background material and studies for preaching the Word of God. There are also notes on a variety of subjects with added pertinent material.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons: Introduction-Lord's Day 52],
[Series 2: Old Testament Sermons and Notes],
[Series 3: New Testament Sermons and Notes],
[Series 4: Old Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material],
[Series 5: New Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material],
[Series 6: Series of Sermons],
[Series 7: Special Day Sermons],
[Series 8: Education Material],
[Series 9: Church Activities],
[Series 10: Addresses],
[Series 11: Notes on Specific Subjects],
[Series 12: Papers, Articles, and Book Reviews],
[Series 13: Wedding Addresses],
[Series 14: Correspondence and Call Letters],
[Series 15: Meditations],
[Series 16: Radio Talks],
[Series 17: Illustrations],
[Series 18: Recordings],
[Series 19: Biographical Materials],
[All]

Series 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons: Introduction-Lord's Day 52

Box 1

Folder 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons, introductory sermons and notes
Folder 2: Introductory material, copies of articles on the catechism
Folder 3: Introductory material, copies of articles
Folder 4: Lord's Day 1: Sermons outlined, notes and background items
Folder 5: Lord's Day 2: Sermons outlined, notes and additional reading material
Folder 6: Lord's Day 3: Sermons outlined, notes

Box 2

Folder 1: Lord's Day 3: Notes and articles used in sermon making
Folder 2: Lord's Day 4: Sermons outlined, notes, copies of articles
Folder 3: Lord's Day 5: Sermons, notes and materials
Folder 4: Lord's Day 6: Sermons, notes and related material
Folder 5: Lord's Day 7: Sermons, notes, sermonic material
Folder 6: Lord's Day 7: Sermonic material, articles
Folder 7: Lord's Day 7: Sermonic material on Faith

Box 3

Folder 1: Lord's Day 8: Sermons, notes, sermonic material
Folder 2: Lord's Day 8: Sermonic material
Folder 3: Lord's Day 9: Sermons outlined, articles
Folder 4: Lord's Day 10: Sermons outlined, notes and articles
Folder 5: Lord's Day 11: Sermons outlined, notes and articles
Folder 6: Lord's Day 12: Sermons outlined, notes and selected articles
Folder 7: Lord's Day 13: Sermons, notes and related material

Box 4

Folder 1: Lord's Day 14: Sermons outlined, notes and added articles
Folder 2: Lord's Day 15: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 3: Lord's Day 16: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 5: Lord's Day 17: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 6: Lord's Day 18: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 7: Lord's Day 19: Sermons outlined, notes and articles
Folder 8: Lord's Day 20: Sermons outlined and articles

Box 5

Folder 1: Lord's Day 21: Sermons outlined and notes
Folder 2-3: Lord's Day 21: Sermonic material
Folder 4: Lord's Day 22: Sermons outlined
Folder 5: Lord's Day 22: Sermonic material, articles, brochures
Folder 6: Lord's Day 23: Sermons outlined, notes, articles
Folder 7: Lord's Day 24: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Box 6

Folder 1: Lord's Day 25: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 2: Lord's Day 26: Sermons outlined, articles and brochures with sermonic material
Folder 3: Lord's Day 27: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 4: Lord's Day 28: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 5: Lord's Day 29: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 6: Lord's Day 30: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 7: Lord's Day 31: Sermons outlined and notes
Folder 8: Lord's Day 31: Sermonic material on Church and Kingdom

Box 7

Folder 1: Lord's Day 32: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 2: Lord's Day 33: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 3: Lord's Day 34: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 4: Lord's Day 34: Sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 5: Lord's Day 35: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 6: Lord's Day 36: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 7: Lord's Day 37: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 8: Lord's Day 38: Sermons outlined and notes

Box 8

Folder 1: Lord's Day 38: Sermonic material on Sunday and Lord's Day
Folder 2: Lord's Day 38: Sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 3: Lord's Day 39: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 4: Lord's Day 40: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 6th Commandment
Folder 5: Lord's Day 40: Sermons outlines and sermonic material on the 6th Commandment.
Folder 6: Lord's Day 41: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 7th Commandment

Box 9

Folder 1: Lord's Day 41: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 7th Commandment
Folder 2: Lord's Day 41: Additional sermonic material on the 7th Commandment
Folder 3: Lord's Day 42: Sermons outlined, notes
Folder 4: Lord's Day 42: Sermonic material on the 8th Commandment
Folder 5: Lord's Day 42: Sermonic material in articles on the 8th Commandment
Folder 6: Lord's Day 43: Sermons outlined and material on the 9th Commandment
Folder 7: Lord's Day 44: Sermons outlined and notes on the 10th Commandment

Box 10

Folder 1: Lord's Day 44: Sermonic material on the 10th Commandment
Folder 2: Lord's Day 45: Sermons outlined and notes on prayer
Folder 3-4: Lord's Day 45: Sermonic material in articles and brochures on prayer
Folder 5: Lord's Day 46: Sermons outlined and notes
Folder 6: Lord's Day 47: Sermons outlined and notes
Folder 7: Lord's Day 48: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles

Box 11

Folder 1: Lord's Day 49: Sermons outlined, notes and articles for sermonic material
Folder 2: Lord's Day 50: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 3: Lord's Day 51: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles
Folder 4: Lord's Day 52: Sermons outlined, notes and sermonic material in articles
Folder 5: New Year's Day sermons, notes and other sermonic material
Folder 6: New Year's Day sermonic materials in various articles