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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],
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Series 2: Papers, 1931-1942],
[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 3: Call Letter and related correspondence --- 1935-1970
- Box 1
- Folder 21: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Christian Reformed Church, Terra Ceia, NC --- 1935-1936
- Folder 22: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Christian Reformed Church, Ackley, IA --- 1940
- Folder 23: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Ostfriesland Christian Reformed Church, Woden, IA --- 1943
- Folder 24: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Christian Reformed Church, Newton, IA --- 1943
- Folder 25: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Wright County Christian Reformed Church, Wright, IA --- 1943
- Folder 26: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Christian Reformed Church, Leighton, IA --- 1944
- Folder 27: Call Letter and related correspondence re: First Christian Reformed Church, Tracy, IA --- 1944
- Folder 28: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Oak Glen Christian Reformed Church, Lansing, IL --- 1948
- Folder 29: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Christian Reformed Church, Corsica, SD --- 1951
- Folder 30: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Wright Christian Reformed Church, Kanawha, IA --- 1951
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Call Letter and related correspondence re: First Christian Reformed Church, Muskegon, MI --- 1951
- Folder 2: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Second Christian Reformed Church, Kalamazoo, MI --- 1952
- Folder 3: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Cleveland East Side Christian Reformed Church, Cleveland, OH --- 1952
- Folder 4: Call Letter and related correspondence re: East Saugatuck Christian Reformed Church, East Saugatuck, MI --- 1952
- Folder 5: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Calvin Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley, IA --- 1952
- Folder 6: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Second Christian Reformed Church, Redlands, CA --- 1957
- Folder 7: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Second Christian Reformed Church, Freemont, MI --- 1957
- Folder 8: Call Letter and related correspondence re: First Christian Reformed Church, Vancouver, BC --- 1958
- Folder 9: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Prosper Christian Reformed Church, Falmouth, MI --- 1958
- Folder 10: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Fourth Christian Reformed Church, Paterson, NJ --- 1958
- Folder 11: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Christian Reformed Church, Manhattan, MT --- 1958
- Folder 12: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Christian Reformed Church, Mount Vernon, WA --- 1958
- Folder 13: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Lee Street Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI --- 1959
- Folder 14: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Summer Street Christian Reformed Church, Passaic, NJ --- 1959
- Folder 15: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Christian Reformed Church, Platte, SD --- 1964
- Folder 16: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Christian Reformed Church, Kanawha, IA --- 1966
- Folder 17: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Fourth Roseland Christian Reformed Church, Chicago, IL --- 1968
- Folder 18: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Oskaloosa, IA --- 1968
- Folder 19: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Calvin Christian Reformed Church, Pinellas Park, FL --- 1968
- Folder 20: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Northern Heights Christian Reformed Church, Kalamazoo, MI --- 1969
- Folder 21: Call Letter and related correspondence re: Prairie Edge Christian Reformed Church, Portage, MI --- 1969-1970
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],
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Series 4: Ministerial and parishioner materials, 1941-1972],
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All]
