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Nicholas Vogelzang Collection

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The Salt Lake City Period

Salt Lake City, Utah and Lansing, Illinois Periods

First Lansing and Bellevue, Washington Periods

Correspondence: Church and Personal

Correspondence: Church and Personal, 1965-1984.  Public Speaker. SWIM Activities

SWIM Activities.  The Writer

Sermon Material

Family Letters

Family Mementos

Miscellaneous

Christ for Russia Material

Miscellaneous



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Collection Overview

Title: Nicholas Vogelzang Collection, 1940-2004

ID: COLL/318

Primary Creator: Vogelzang, Nicholas (1919-2006)

Extent: 7.5 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection details the ministry in Salt Lake City, Utah; Lansing, Illinois; Bellevue, Washington; work among the Native Americans and seafarers; outreach through Christ for Russia/International Theological Education Ministries (ITEM); correspondence; speaking engagements; sermon outlines; personal journal; poems; subject files: cremation, history of Ogden, Utah, CRC; family mementos; two issues of the periodical, Calvinism Now; and the Summer Workshop In Missions (SWIM) program.

Biographical Note

Nicholas Vogelzang was born in Holland, Michigan on February 13, 1919. Growing up he attended Christian schools. When World War II broke out, Vogelzang served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot. In 1948 he married, Katherine Ribbens. Vogelzang worked in his family's hardware store from 1947 to 1950. At the same time, he enrolled at Calvin College and Theological Seminary. He graduated from the Seminary in 1955. After graduation, Vogelzang accepted the call to become a Home Missionary in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served there until 1964 where he became pastor of First CRC in Lansing, Michigan. His other charges include Sheldon Iowa, 1970-76; Bellevue, Washington, 1976-81; and Newton, Iowa, 1981-84. Rev. Vogelzang reached retirement in 1984.

During retirement Rev. Vogelzang kept busy by organizing seminaries in parts of Russia and Eastern Europe. He also was involved with The World Home Bible League and Worldwide Christian School. Vogelzang was the founder of Summer Workshop in Missions (SWIM) program and International Theological Evangelical Ministries (Christ for Russia). On February 12, 2006 Nicholas Vogelzang passed away in Denver, Colorado.


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[Series 1: The Salt Lake City Period, 1955-1975],
[Series 2: Salt Lake City, Utah and Lansing, Illinois Periods, 1957-1969],
[Series 3: First Lansing and Bellevue, Washington Periods, 1957-1981],
[Series 4: Correspondence: Church and Personal, 1958-1967],
[Series 5: Correspondence: Church and Personal, 1965-1984.  Public Speaker. SWIM Activities, 1960-1961],
[Series 6: SWIM Activities.  The Writer, 1961-1984],
[Series 7: Sermon Material, 1959-1983],
[Series 8: Family Letters, 1960-1989],
[Series 9: Family Mementos, 1961-1977],
[Series 10: Miscellaneous, 1940-1993],
[Series 11: Christ for Russia Material, 1956-2002],
[Series 12: Miscellaneous, 1959-2004],
[All]

Series 1: The Salt Lake City Period --- 1955-1975
Box 1
Folder 1: Calvin College; hymn book compilation --- 1955
Folder 2: Classical diploma --- 15 October 1955
Folder 3: Summer Work in Salt Lake City --- 1955
Folder 4: Call to Salt Lake City; Orientation --- 1955
Folder 5: Bulletins of Salt Lake City Christian Reformed Church --- 1957 and 1958
Folder 6: Bulletins of Salt Lake City Christian Reformed Church --- 1961 and 1962
Folder 7: Consistory correspondence --- 1956-1960
Folder 8: Correspondence --- 1955-1957
Folder 9: Correspondence, notes, board minutes --- 1964-1965
Folder 10: History of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church. --- 1961-1975
Series 2: Salt Lake City, Utah and Lansing, Illinois Periods --- 1957-1969
Box 2
Folder 1: Reports to Board of Home Missions and other material --- 1957-1963
Folder 2: Reports to Board of Home Missions --- 1956-1963
Folder 3: Resume of Board of Home Missions --- 1957-1963
Folder 4: First Lansing Christian Reformed Church Period: Communications and Reports --- 1964
Folder 5: First Lansing Period: Correspondence and notes --- 1965-1969
Folder 6: First Lansing Period: Correspondence and notes --- 1965-1969
Series 3: First Lansing and Bellevue, Washington Periods --- 1957-1981
Box 3
Folder 1: Lansing Christian School Member of the Education Committee - minutes and notes --- 1964-1967
Folder 2: Lansing Period: Prayer in Space Campaign initiated by Vogelzang; notes and press releases --- 1969
Folder 3: Call to Faith Christian Reformed Church of Pella, IA --- Nov. 1969
Folder 4: Sheldon, IA period: member of committee on capital punishment --- 1974
Folder 5: Bellevue, WA period: correspondence and reports --- 1976-1981
Folder 6: Bellevue, WA period: correspondence and reports --- 1976-1981
Folder 7: Bellevue, WA period: The Enumclaw Experience --- 1978
Folder 8: Home Mission Tours --- 1957-1958
Folder 9: Home Mission Tour --- 1959
Folder 10: Home Mission Tour --- 1960
Series 4: Correspondence: Church and Personal --- 1958-1967
Box 4
Folder 1: Correspondence, general --- 1953
Folder 2: Correspondence while in VA Hospital --- 1958
Folder 3: Correspondence with Home Missions, with additional notes --- 1960-1961
Folder 4: Correspondence, personal --- April 1960-Jan 1961
Folder 5: Correspondence, general --- 1961
Folder 6: Correspondence, personal --- March 1962-Dec 1962
Folder 7: Correspondence, church --- May 1962-Dec 1962
Folder 8: Correspondence, personal --- 1965-1967
Series 5: Correspondence: Church and Personal, 1965-1984.  Public Speaker. SWIM Activities --- 1960-1961
Box 5
Folder 1: Correspondence, personal --- March 1965-1969
Folder 2: Correspondence, personal --- 1982-1984
Folder 3: Public Speaker: Annual Passion Week Services at Prospect Park, Holland, MI --- 1961
Folder 4: Public Speaker: Forest Homes Youth Camp --- Aug. 1957
Folder 5: Public Speaker: Lecture Notes --- 1961-1963
Folder 6: Public Speaker: Mount Hermon, CA --- 1963
Folder 7: SWIM Activities --- 1960
Folder 8: SWIM Activities --- 1960-1961
Series 6: SWIM Activities.  The Writer --- 1961-1984
Box 6
Folder 1: SWIM Activities --- 1961-1962
Folder 2: SWIM Activities --- 1963
Folder 3: Work among Indians: Intermountain Christian School --- 1958
Folder 4: Work among Indians: Indian Committee of Utah; minutes, communications --- 1961
Folder 5: Work among Seafarers: Pacific Northwest --- 1980
Folder 6: The Writer: anecdotes --- 1981, undated
Folder 7: The Writer: articles
Item 1: In The Way --- 1958
Item 2: In Bellone --- 1979
Folder 8: The Writer: Church Chatter; brief articles --- 1981-1984
Folder 9: The Writer: Daily Manna meditations --- 1977
Folder 10: The Writer: Mormans --- 1960, 1979, 1980
Folder 11: The Writer: notes on cults and seminar --- 1978
Series 7: Sermon Material --- 1959-1983
Box 7
Folder 1: Sermon outlines --- 1959-1983
Series 8: Family Letters --- 1960-1989
Box 8
Folder 1: Letters from father --- June 1960-1961
Folder 2: Letters from father --- Feb 1961- Nov 1961
Folder 3: Letters from father --- July 1962- Dec 1962
Folder 4: Letters from father --- Dec 1962- Sept. 1963
Folder 5: Letters from father --- May 1963- Jan 1964
Folder 6: Letters from children --- 1989
Series 9: Family Mementos --- 1961-1977
Box 9
Folder 1: Family mementos --- March 1966- Oct. 1967
Folder 2: Family mementos --- Oct. 1967- Dec 1970
Folder 3: Family mementos --- 1970-1973
Folder 4: Family mementos --- 1974-1975
Folder 5: Family mementos --- Oct 1961- Oct 1977
Folder 6: Father Vogelzang's story --- undated
Folder 7: Father Vogelzang's death --- May 23, 1966
Series 10: Miscellaneous --- 1940-1993
Box 10
Folder 1: Writer for Spires --- 1957
Folder 2: Christian Writers Conference --- 1988
Folder 3
Item 1: Family pictures --- 1940-1955, undated
Item 2: Commencement program --- 1955
Item 3: Letter --- 1951
Folder 4: Booklet: Two Worlds of MercyStory of an immigrant --- 1957
Folder 5: Why Return from Niengame? by K. D. Dykstra; an account of return from a concentration camp --- 1945
Folder 6: A Last Will and Testament --- 1961
Folder 7: Letter to Mevrouw Coenen, Haarlem, Nederland --- Jan. 9, 1956
Folder 8: Christ for Russia, press reports --- 1993
Folder 9: Christian Indian, Denver Christian Center; reports --- 1991-1993
Folder 10: Christian Labor reforms, reports, papers --- undated
Folder 11: Curriculum Vitae --- 1981
Folder 12: Newton, Iowa, period of service; papers --- 1982
Folder 13: Poems --- 1989
Folder 14: Poetry (most poems) --- undated
Folder 15: Prayers in notebook --- 1990-1991
Folder 16: Weekly calendar --- 1990
Series 11: Christ for Russia Material --- 1956-2002
Box 11
Folder 1: Agenda --- 1990-1991
Folder 2: Agenda --- 1992-1993
Folder 3: Agenda --- 1994-1995
Folder 4: Budget --- 1991-1996
Folder 5: Communications --- 1991-1995
Folder 6: Communications with Cities for Christ Worldwide --- 1992-1993
Folder 7: Confession of Cyrillus Lukaris; evaluation --- 1992
Folder 8: Correspondence with Rev. Csaba of the John Calvin Hungarian Pres. Church --- 1991
Folder 9: Correspondence with Stephen Karpenio Ukrainian Baptist Union --- 1994
Folder 10: Correspondence with Wm. D. Ribbens --- 1995
Folder 11: Correspondence with Dr. R. Venema --- 1994
Folder 12: Correspondence with Rev. J. Wesselink --- 1993
Folder 13: Minutes; Christ for Russia, Inc. --- 1991
Folder 14: Minutes; Christ for Russia, Inc. --- 1992
Folder 15: Minutes; Christ for Russia, Inc. --- 1993
Folder 16: Minutes; Christ for Russia, Inc. --- 1994
Folder 17: Christ for Russia correspondence --- 1991
Folder 18: Christ for Russia correspondence --- 1992
Folder 19: Christ for Russia correspondence --- 1993
Folder 20: Christ for Russia correspondence --- 1994
Folder 21: Christ for Russia correspondence --- 1995
Folder 22: Christ for Russia correspondence --- August, 1997 - January, 1998
Box 12
Folder 1: Christ for Russia; executive board minutes --- 1995-1997
Folder 2: Minutes, Christ for Russia, Inc. --- 1995
Folder 3: Original letters --- August 14, 1990
Folder 4: Prospective teaching staff for Ukraine Seminary, Christ for Ukraine
Folder 5: Guidelines for fiscal responsibilities --- 1991
Folder 6: Salt Lake City Organization of S.L.C. Christian Reformed Church --- 1956
Folder 7: Salt Lake City Christian School Yearbook --- 1964
Folder 8: Background information on Christ for Russia/I.T.E.M. --- 1995
Folder 9: Newsbriefs for Christ for Russia --- May, 1991 - October, 1994
Folder 10: News articles; March, 1992 - June/July --- 1995
Folder 11: Russian translation of the Catechism --- 1993
Folder 12: Newsletter:  Christ for Russia/Ukraine (several missing issues) --- 1994-1998
Folder 13: Papers/sermons --- November, 1988 - February, 2000
Folder 14: Newsletter:  NewsITEMs; November, 1998 - Summer --- 2001
Folder 15: Newsletter:  Gorter Ukraine Update; January, 1999 - Summer --- 2001
Folder 16: International Theological Education Ministries (I.T.E.M.) correspondence --- May, 1993 - July, 2002
Folder 17: International Theological Education Ministries (I.T.E.M.) information --- January, 1997 - August, 2000
Folder 18: Christ for Russia/Ukraine pictures --- 1997
Box 13
Folder 1: Christ for Russia --- 1991
Folder 2: Christ for Russia papers --- 1991-1993
Folder 3: Christ for Russia --- 1993
Folder 4: Christ for Russia --- 1993
Folder 5: Christ for Russia --- 1993
Folder 6: Christ for Russia --- 1993
Folder 7: Christ for Russia --- 1994
Folder 8: Christ for Russia --- 1995
Folder 9: Christ for Russia expenses --- 1995
Folder 10: Christ for Russia June trip to N. W. --- 1996
Folder 11: Christ for Russia correspondence with Sergei Karpenco --- 1994-1995
Folder 12: Christ for Russia cooperation for the Ukraine Seminary --- 1992-1994
Series 12: Miscellaneous --- 1959-2004
Box 14
Folder 1: David Ludwick, Saint Louis --- 1995-1996
Folder 2: Paden --- 1995-1996
Folder 3: Piet Van Dijk/Hattem --- 1994-1996
Folder 4: Den Dulk --- 1991-1993
Folder 5: Cyril Lucaris, Denver --- 1992-1995
Folder 6: Amway; Grand Rapids Press --- 1995
Folder 7: Balance sheet --- November, 1991 - December, 1995
Folder 8: Denver minutes --- 1996
Folder 9: Jos Colijn --- 1992
Folder 10: James Bultman --- 1993-1995
Folder 11: Finance reports, L. Coppes --- 1991-1995
Folder 12: Coppes --- 1994-1995
Folder 13: Leo Peters --- December, 1992
Folder 14: Hillcrest Endorse --- May, 1991 - July, 1993
Folder 15: Catechism art --- 1992
Folder 16: Reformed Christian Ministries; November/December --- 1994 - March, 1996
Folder 17: St. Louis minutes --- 1995-1996
Folder 18: Van Groningen, Gerard --- 1992-1997
Folder 19: Oosterhoff, Freda --- May, 1992 - August, 1993
Folder 20: Ukraine committee --- January, 1995 - January, 1997
Folder 21: St. Louis board --- 1996
Folder 22: Seven, Ray --- 1994
Folder 23: Sutter, Tom --- 1995-1996
Folder 24: Prigodich, Raymond P. --- August, 1990 - January, 1994
Folder 25: Multiethnic Conference Committee --- 1992
Item 1: Christian Indian; vol. LXXIV, no. 2 --- March/April, 1992
Item 2: Christian Indian vol. LXXIV, no. 3 --- May/June, 1992
Folder 26: Vander Steen, Dirk --- 1993
Folder 27: Ukrainian trip --- 1992
Folder 28: Calvinism! Now! --- 1996
Folder 29: Donetsk seminary pictures --- 1995
Box 15
Folder 1: Personal journal --- 1957-1958
Folder 2: Poems written for his wife Kay --- 1993
Folder 3: Poetry by Nicholas Vogelzang --- 1990-1998
Folder 4: Material on Mormonism --- 1998-2000
Folder 5: Correspondence --- 1960-2004
Folder 6: Nicholas Vogelzang writing on cremation --- 1997-2001
Folder 7: Correspondence re cremation --- 1998-2000
Folder 8: Copy of a book:  Cremation - Is It Christian? --- 1965
Folder 9: Copy of a book:  What About Cremation? --- 1989
Folder 10: Magazine:  Calvinism Now; vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1995) - vol. 2, no. 4; missing some issues --- October 1996
Folder 11: History of the Summer Workshop in Missions (SWIM) program (includes issues of Missionary Monthly and The Young Calvinist) --- 1960-1991
Folder 12: Sermons at Hillcrest CRC - --- April, 2001
Folder 13: Installation of Nicholas Vogelzang at First CRC; Lansing, IL - --- February, 1964
Folder 14: Reflections by Nicholas Vogelzang --- 2001-2002
Folder 15: History of the Ogden, Utah CRC --- 1959

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: The Salt Lake City Period, 1955-1975],
[Series 2: Salt Lake City, Utah and Lansing, Illinois Periods, 1957-1969],
[Series 3: First Lansing and Bellevue, Washington Periods, 1957-1981],
[Series 4: Correspondence: Church and Personal, 1958-1967],
[Series 5: Correspondence: Church and Personal, 1965-1984.  Public Speaker. SWIM Activities, 1960-1961],
[Series 6: SWIM Activities.  The Writer, 1961-1984],
[Series 7: Sermon Material, 1959-1983],
[Series 8: Family Letters, 1960-1989],
[Series 9: Family Mementos, 1961-1977],
[Series 10: Miscellaneous, 1940-1993],
[Series 11: Christ for Russia Material, 1956-2002],
[Series 12: Miscellaneous, 1959-2004],
[All]


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