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Collection Overview
Abstract
Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection includes correspondence; reports; a speech; plus catechism, preparatory, and radio sermons. Of special note is a folder regarding his work in Ontario, Canada.
Biographical Note
Bernard Kok was born on November 23, 1903 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Kok family immigrated to the United States, settling in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kok's personal faith motivated him to pursue a career in ministry. Kok entered the Protestant Reformed Seminary and was ordained in 1929 at Roosevelt Park Church in Grand Rapids. From 1937 to 1942 Kok served the denomination as a home missionary. In 1942 he received the call from the congregation of Hudsonville, MI. He served the church until 1948, Kok's other charges included Holland, MI (1948-58) and Lansing, IL (1958-61).
In 1961 Kok became a pastor of the Christian Reformed Church serving Cochrane, ON (1961-64) and Dutton, MI (1964-69). Rev. Kok entered retirement on October 1, 1969. Despite being retired, he continued to visit the sick and elderly. On September 22, 1997 Rev. Bernard Kok passed away due to pneumonia. He was survived by his wife Katherine (Bos) and their children.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Series 1: [General Materials]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 1 to 4
- Folder 2: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 5 to 8
- Folder 3: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 9 to 12
- Folder 4: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 13 to 16
- Folder 5: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 17 to 20
- Folder 6: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 21 to 24 (23 missing)
- Folder 7: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 25 to 29
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 30 to 34
- Folder 2: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 35 to 39
- Folder 3: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 40 to 43
- Folder 4: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 45 to 48
- Folder 5: Sermons on Catechism Lord's Day 49 to 52
- Folder 6: Preparatory sermons
- Folder 7: Speech: The Place of the Mother in the Sphere of the Covenant
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Radio sermons --- 1940s & 1950s
- Folder 2: General correspondence --- 1943-1958
- Folder 3: Letters from his wife --- 1940s and 1950s
- Folder 4: Letters from son --- 1968-1975
- Folder 5: Letters from son in the air force --- 1951-1953
- Folder 6: Pastor of Visitation Report --- 1967
- Folder 7: Family correspondence --- 1947
- Folder 8: Letters from grandchildren --- 1983-1985
- Folder 9: Report/correspondence regarding work in Canada --- 1948
- Folder 10: Correspondence --- 1937-1940
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