Arthur William Hoogstrate Collection, 1915-1993 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Arthur William Hoogstrate Collection, 1915-1993

ID: COLL/115

Primary Creator: Arthur William Hoogstrate (1915-1993)

Extent: 1.0 Box. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Subjects: Christian Reformed Church - Appointment, call, and election

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. Papers consist of call letters.

Biographical Note

Rev. Arthur William Hoogstrate was born in Passaic, New Jersey on September 10, 1915. Hoogstrate at first attended a business school, but his passion for ministry brought him to Calvin College and then to Calvin Seminary where he graduated in 1941. Later on in his career, he would also receive his Masters of Theology degree from the Seminary.

Hoogstrate began his career in ministry in the congregation of Alamosa, Colorado in 1941. He would later serve several other congregations including: Lamont Michigan (1944); Sixteenth Street, Holland, Michigan (1948); Alpine Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1954); Third Zeeland, Michigan (1961); Bethel, Lansing, Illinois (1967); and Second, Fremont, Michigan (1971). He retired from active ministry in 1980, but still served as associate pastor for his previous congregation in Zeeland.

In Hoogstrate’s spare time, he served as president of the Men’s Federation, secretary of the Back to God Hour, member of the Synodical Interim Committee, and on the Board of Home Missions. Hoogstrate also found time to write articles for the Banner’s Young People’s page and for Today of the Back to God Hour. He even had a weekly radio program called “Religion for Today.” Even after retirement, he continued to serve his community by teaching Adult Education courses and assisting hurricane victims in Florida. Hoogstrate passed away from cancer on October 30, 1993. He was survived by his wife, Claire Jean Hofman, and their seven children.

Subject/Index Terms

Christian Reformed Church - Appointment, call, and election

Box and Folder Listing

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[Series 1: Calls Received, 1941-1975],
[All]

Series 1: Calls Received --- 1941-1975

Box 1

Folder 1

Item 1: Calls received as a candidate --- 1941
Item 2: Hull, ND --- August 17, 1941
Item 3: Alamosa, Colorado --- August 17, 1941

Folder 2

Item 1: Calls received while at Alamosa, Colorado --- 1944
Item 2: Madison Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey --- January 31, 1944
Item 3: Bethany, Muskegon, Michigan --- July 31, 1944
Item 4: Lamont, Michigan --- August 14, 1944
Item 5: Second Paterson, New Jersey --- September 5, 1944

Folder 3

Item 1: Calls received while at Lamont, Michigan --- 1948
Item 2: Oakland, Michigan --- May 12, 1948
Item 3: 16th Street, Holland, Michigan --- October 14, 1948

Folder 4

Item 1: Calls received while at 16th Street, Holland, Michigan
Item 2: Ebenezer, Berwyn, Illinois --- October 22, 1952
Item 3: Second Fremont, Michigan --- November 3, 1952
Item 4: Dennis Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan --- November 10, 1952
Item 5: Prospect Street, Passaic, New Jersey --- January 12, 1953
Item 6: Westwood, Kalamazoo, Michigan --- February 5, 1953
Item 7: Evergreen Park, Illinois --- March 2, 1953
Item 8: Whitinsville, Massachusetts --- April 27, 1953
Item 9: Seymour, Grand Rapids, Michigan --- May 25, 1953
Item 10: Third Lynden, Washington --- June 15, 1953
Item 11: Coldbrook, Grand Rapids, Michigan --- November 2, 1953
Item 12: Eastern Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan --- January 8, 1954
Item 13: First Kalamazoo, Michigan --- January 15, 1954
Item 14: Third Paterson, New Jersey --- January 20, 1954
Item 15: First Fulton, Illinois --- February 9, 1954
Item 16: Alpine Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan --- April 6, 1954

Folder 5

Item 1: Calls received while at Alpine Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan --- 1959-1961
Item 2: Second Roseland, Chicago, Illinois --- January 26, 1959
Item 3: Bethany, South Holland, Illinois --- April 30, 1960
Item 4: Opportunity to be director of Young Calvinist Federation --- August 18, 1960
Item 5: hird Zeeland, Michigan --- March 1961

Folder 6

Item 1: Calls received while at Third Zeeland, MI --- 1964-1966
Item 2: East Muskegon, Michigan --- November 1964
Item 3: Second Roseland, Chicago, Illinois --- April 5, 1965
Item 4: Third Lynden, Washington --- June 14, 1965
Item 5: Sheldon, Iowa --- October 5, 1965
Item 6: Fourth Paterson, New Jersey --- March 29, 1966
Item 7: Park Lane, Evergreen Park, Illinois --- August 15, 1966
Item 8: Bethel, Lansing, Illinois --- November 17, 1966

Folder 7

Item 1: Calls received while at Bethel, Lansing, Illinois, --- 1970
Item 2: Second Fremont, Michigan --- September 18, 1970

Folder 8

Item 1: Calls received while at Second Fremont, Michigan, --- 1974-1975
Item 2: Trinity, North Haledon, New Jersey --- April 21, 1974
Item 3: San Diego, California --- October 13, 1975

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