Although the skyline of the city has changed with the competition to build the tallest building in Grand Rapids, one item remains the same – the many steeples of the churches that are the foundation of our ancestors who settled along the banks of the Grand River.
Each of these represents our past and the immigrants that settled in our area to give Grand Rapids the nickname “Furniture City”.
In this series you will follow the Steeple Chase throughout this great city and view the awe inspiring architecture of our forefathers. The distinct architectural styles represent the great churches of Europe from which these immigrants fled to find a new life in the United States.
This is not meant to promote any one religion, but to show how all have blended together within the City of Grand Rapids to make this one great place to live.
Seymour Christian Reformed Church
Standing majestically in the small town of Alger Heights in the city of Grand Rapids, the Seymour CRC was first established in 1934 as the Hazen Street Mission. This outreach of Burton Heights CRC was located on Hazen Street from 1934-1938 after which time they changed their name to Seymour CRC. A new location was chosen and the cornerstone laid in 1940 at the present site with the first services held in the new building in 1941.
(source: https://dutch-reformed.fandom.com/wiki/Seymour_Christian_Reformed_Church,_Grand_Rapids,_Michigan