LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Peter Jonker

Founded Verify

Denomination CRC

Service Times Sunday 8:40 AM; 11:00 AM; 6:00 PM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website lagrave.org/

Pastor Credentials Ordained CRC minister

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Three Forms of Unity — orthodox Chalcedonian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

CRC confesses Scripture as the Word of God; Belgic Confession Art. 2-7.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Female pastoral participation alters traditional men's leadership formation.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Three Forms of Unity — Canons of Dort sovereign grace.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

CRC ordains women to all offices since 1995 — not aligned with confessional male-only polity.

CRC permits women's ordination since 1995 (Rev. Kristy Manion serves on preaching rotation) — YELLOW for gender

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Council/consistory governance with full female participation in pastoral office.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Vibrant traditional worship + biblical preaching emphasis.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Downtown Grand Rapids historic Reformed urban witness.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

CRC Synod 2022/2024 affirmed traditional marriage stance; LaGrave context within CRC mainstream urban Reformed.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

CRC post-2024 Synod has tightened confessional discipline (closed gravamen loophole); still YELLOW pending congregational stance verification.

Caution

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Live-fetched https://lagrave.org/about-us/ on 2026-05-09 — confirmed Rev. Peter Jonker as Minister of Preaching + Rev. Kristy Manion on preaching rotation + CRC affiliation. CRC women's ordination since 1995 drives gender YELLOW per drift watch.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source crcna.org/churches/3677
[2] Live source lagrave.org/about-us/

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