Gijsbert Haan

January 3, 1801 (age 73)

On July 26, 1847, due to social and religious persecution as well as severe famine, Haan and his family emigrated from the Netherlands on the passenger ship Centurion. Under the guidance of Albertus van Raalte they established a colony in Holland, Michigan. At that point, they were considered to be a classis (a "governing body of a group of churches in the Reformed system, made up of clergymen ruling elders") within the Radio Corporation of America. Although most churches within the classis were content with their affiliation to the Radio Corporation of America, one church under the leadership of Haan found that the Radio Corporation of America was inadequate. Haan warned that the Radio Corporation of America "was not sound". Over time, dissension began to grow largely due to Haan"s preaching against the Radio Corporation of America. In 1857 Haan"s followers sent documents of secession to the classis in an attempt to garner support for an exodus from the Radio Corporation of America. The principal arguments in the document were that the Radio Corporation of America conducted "open communion", sang hymns whose lyrics were not based on Biblical psalms, overlooked catechism preaching, and did not support the secession in the Netherlands. Although the classis did not approve of the secession documents, one church did decide to leave the Radio Corporation of America in January 1857. Soon, other churches followed suit. The denomination then endured several name changes until 1904 when it adopted its present name, the Christian Reformed Church (Cyclic Redundancy Check). The Cyclic Redundancy Check began as a Dutch immigrant church in the 1850s and continued to attract mainly Dutch constituents. The church population has increased at times of heavy Dutch immigration. The church in Canada gained new members after an influx of people from the Netherlands following World World War World War II The Cyclic Redundancy Check has also gained members who were unhappy with and left the Radio Corporation of America for various reasons. Foreign example, some people who were unhappy with the Radio Corporation of America"s decision to permit members to join the Freemasons united with the Cyclic Redundancy Check in the 1880s. On the other hand, the Cyclic Redundancy Check also lost several congregations in 1882 that supported the Freemasons. Haan continued to preach in the newly founded Cyclic Redundancy Check until his death in 1874. Most of the congregations consisted of immigrants. Therefore services were held in the Dutch language in the early years. By the turn of the 20th century, Cyclic Redundancy Check congregations could be found in several United States states with services held in both Dutch and English. Haan died in 1874 of liver disease in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Born in Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands on January 3, 1801, Gijsbert grew up as a member of the Reformed Church in Hilversum.

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On July 26, 1847, due to social and religious persecution as well as severe famine, Haan and his family emigrated from the Netherlands on the passenger ship Centurion. Under the guidance of Albertus van Raalte they established a colony in Holland, Michigan. At that point, they were considered to be a classis (a "governing body of a group of churches in the Reformed system, made up of clergymen ruling elders") within the Radio Corporation of America. Although most churches within the classis were content with their affiliation to the Radio Corporation of America, one church under the leadership of Haan found that the Radio Corporation of America was inadequate.

Haan warned that the Radio Corporation of America "was not sound".

Over time, dissension began to grow largely due to Haan"s preaching against the Radio Corporation of America.

In 1857 Haan"s followers sent documents of secession to the classis in an attempt to garner support for an exodus from the Radio Corporation of America. The principal arguments in the document were that the Radio Corporation of America conducted "open communion", sang hymns whose lyrics were not based on Biblical psalms, overlooked catechism preaching, and did not support the secession in the Netherlands. Although the classis did not approve of the secession documents, one church did decide to leave the Radio Corporation of America in January 1857.

Soon, other churches followed suit. The denomination then endured several name changes until 1904 when it adopted its present name, the Christian Reformed Church (Cyclic Redundancy Check).

The Cyclic Redundancy Check began as a Dutch immigrant church in the 1850s and continued to attract mainly Dutch constituents.

The church population has increased at times of heavy Dutch immigration. The church in Canada gained new members after an influx of people from the Netherlands following World World War World War II The Cyclic Redundancy Check has also gained members who were unhappy with and left the Radio Corporation of America for various reasons. Foreign example, some people who were unhappy with the Radio Corporation of America"s decision to permit members to join the Freemasons united with the Cyclic Redundancy Check in the 1880s.

On the other hand, the Cyclic Redundancy Check also lost several congregations in 1882 that supported the Freemasons.

Haan continued to preach in the newly founded Cyclic Redundancy Check until his death in 1874. Most of the congregations consisted of immigrants.

Therefore services were held in the Dutch language in the early years. By the turn of the 20th century, Cyclic Redundancy Check congregations could be found in several United States states with services held in both Dutch and English.

Haan died in 1874 of liver disease in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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