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Collection Overview
Abstract
Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection includes ministerial and parishioner materials, i.e., funeral records, marriage licenses, published meditations, and sermon notes; call letters and related correspondence; papers; biographical information; and correspondence.
Biographical Note
Charles Greenfield was born in Paterson, New Jersey on January 11, 1908. He graduated from the Calvin Theological Seminary in 1935, after attending Modesto Junior College, Modesto, California; North Western Junior College, Orange City, Iowa; and Calvin College. Greenfield married Dena Punt and together they had six children.
He served Christian Reformed Churches in Terra Ceia, North Carolina; Ackley, Iowa; Leighton, Iowa; Oak Glen, Lansing, Illinois; Second Kalamazoo, Michigan; Lee Street, Wyoming, Michigan; Prairie Edge, Portage, Michigan.
Members of the classes recognized his abilities and he was appointed to serve on the Calvin College Board of Trustees representing three classes. He also was active on the boards of Christian schools, Bible conferences, consistorial societies, and evangelical unions. Greenfield was also appointed as departmental news editor for The Banner in 1961.
Greenfield revealed his love for the Lord in compassionate and diligent ministry. In his retirement years, he continued to serve in churches and at the Archives in Heritage Hall in the Hekman Library. Also as a retiree, he was able to serve on several assignments for the Board of Home Missions. At the age of 83, Greenfield passed away on November 2, 1991.
Subject/Index Terms
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Biographical information and correspondence, 1941-1991],
[Series 2: Papers, 1931-1942],
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Series 3: Call Letter and related correspondence, 1935-1970],
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Series 4: Ministerial and parishioner materials, 1941-1972],
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All]
- Series 2: Papers --- 1931-1942
- Box 1
- Folder 3: Paper, "The Disarmament Problem" --- [1931?]
- Folder 4: Paper, "The Quest for the Historical Jesus" --- 1932
- Folder 5: Paper, "Revelation Prerequisite for Our Knowledge of God" --- 1932
- Folder 6: Paper, "Influence of Sin on Human Knowledge" --- 1932
- Folder 7: Paper, "God, Creator and Lord of All" --- 1932
- Folder 8: Paper, "God’s Self Revelation in Scripture: Inspiration --- 1932
- Folder 9: Paper, "Revelation and Inspiration by Warfield" --- 1933
- Folder 10: Paper, "Dispensationalism" --- 1934
- Folder 11: Paper, "War in the Light of Christian Ethics" --- 1934
- Folder 12: Paper, "The Education of Conscience" --- 1934
- Folder 13: Paper, "Discussion in Church Polity" --- 1935
- Folder 14: Paper, "Exegesis of Psalm 73:25-27" --- 1935
- Folder 15: Paper, "Pastoral Theology of Paul" --- 1935
- Folder 16: Paper, "The Preaching of the Reformation Age" --- 1935
- Folder 17: Paper, "The Jews, the Oppressed People" --- undated
- Folder 18: Paper, "The Distinctive Features of Reformed Preaching,"[by C.G?] --- undated
- Folder 19: Paper, "The Significance of Creation for the Christian View of God and the World,"[by C.G?] --- undated
- Folder 20: Seminary class notes re: "History of Missions" --- 1942
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Biographical information and correspondence, 1941-1991],
[Series 2: Papers, 1931-1942],
[
Series 3: Call Letter and related correspondence, 1935-1970],
[
Series 4: Ministerial and parishioner materials, 1941-1972],
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All]
