Nicholas Vogelzang Collection, 1940-2004 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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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.

Box and Folder Listing

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]

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