COLL/034 Guide to the John Byleveld Collection Byleveld, John Collection

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Guide to the John Byleveld Collection 1930/1944 Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection John Byleveld Collection 1930-1944 COLL/034 Byleveld, John, 1879-1969 1.00 0.25 cubic ft. Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
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Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection includes selected Dutch and English sermons that were preached between 1933-1940 and repeated.

Other Information:

Collection in Dutch and English.

Biographical Information:

John Byleveld was born in Groningen, the Netherlands on June 23, 1879. The Bylevelds moved to the United States when John was nine years old and they settled down in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Byleveld attended Calvin College and Seminary, graduating in 1906. Byleveld accepted the call from Edgerton, Minnesota to begin his ministry. Byleveld also served the churches of Highland, Indiana, New Holland, South Dakota, Prairie City, Iowa, Rotterdam, Kansas and Oak Harbor, Washington completing a 35-year career in ministry. After retiring, Byleveld encountered health problems, so he and his wife, Gertrude Kuipers, moved to Christian Rest Home in Grand Rapids. Byleveld passed away on August 19, 1969 due to bronchial pneumonia.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Sermons Topical Term: Sermons, Dutch
Arrangement of Materials:

Folder level description

Detailed List of Contents id10205 Sermonic material 1930-1944 id10206 1 id10207 1 1 Selected Dutch sermon notes; sermon outlines id10208 1 2 Selected English sermon notes; sermon outlines