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45-924: The Orthodox Protestant Reformed Churches (OPRC) constituted a short-lived Protestant denomination in the United States. It formed in 1953 following a split in the Protestant Reformed Churches in America and lasted until 1961, when most congregations merged with the Christian Reformed Church in North America , from which the PRCA had split in 1924. At its height, it had 19 congregations. Hubert DeWolf had succeeded Herman Hoeksema as minister of First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan . In

90-594: A $ 400,000 grant from Vision Iowa to build the Pattersonville Park and Cultural Center. Some of the money was returned in 2011 because the park had not been constructed. Hull is located at 43°11′25″N 96°8′4″W  /  43.19028°N 96.13444°W  / 43.19028; -96.13444 (43.190203, -96.134390). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.11 km ), all land. As of

135-460: A body of elders chosen out of the congregation. The PRC holds that God has given the "keys of the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 16:18, which is understood as granting authority for the preaching the gospel, and the exercise of church discipline) to the instituted church, not the denomination. Thus in the PRC only an instituted church can place an individual or a church officer under discipline. The PRC denies that

180-576: A grain elevator, feed mill, and custom spraying. Other businesses include Hull Feed and Produce which provides feed mill services, and Hull Veterinary Clinic. The Baumann Brothers General Store was located in Hull until the 1910s. A grocery store, Tom's Foodland, was opened on U.S. Route 18 , which later became the Hull Food Center. The Hull Food Center closed in September 2021 due to the economic effects of

225-455: A meeting of Classis or Synod has the authority to do this, though they may advise a congregation to do so. At the same time the PRC maintains the binding authority of the decisions of the broader assemblies. Individuals and congregations must submit to these decisions if they are going to remain in the denomination, and if an individual congregation refuses to do so, the broader assembly has the authority to declare that congregation to be outside

270-505: A publisher of theological and other Christian books by PRC authors and of a semi-monthly magazine The Standard Bearer , located in Jenison, Michigan . The denomination is also closely connected with The Reformed Witness Hour , a radio broadcast. Hull, Iowa Hull is a city in Sioux County , Iowa . The population was 2,384 at the time of the 2020 census . The first settlers in

315-420: Is accepted, macro evolution is seen as contrary to biblical teachings. They believe that God created the world to be mature, so that the stars were created to be millions of light years away, and the light to be already hitting the earth. Since the flood, micro evolution has occurred bringing about differences between animals in a population. The denomination holds to the presbyterian form of church government and

360-522: Is centered around the agricultural industry, either directly or indirectly. Agropur Cooperative is located in Hull and is the largest employer. The Foreign Candy Company, distributors of Warheads sour candy and other sweets, was started in Hull in 1978. The Pizza Ranch restaurant chain was founded in Hull in 1981. A Subway opened in February 2013. The Hull Co-op Society provides a number of agricultural services to Hull and surrounding areas, including

405-404: Is organized in two classes, Classis East and Classis West (the eastern border of Illinois is the boundary between the two), which meet two or three times a year and in an annual Synod. As reflected in the denominations use of the plural "Churches" in its name, the PRC maintains that a denomination is not a church but a federation of churches, and that each of these churches is self-governing by

450-729: The COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa . In 2023, Fareway announced plans to open a store in Hull. The Hull Fareway opened in July 2024. Two banks have branches in Hull: Iowa State Bank and American State Bank. Iowa State Bank started as Baumann Brothers Bank in 1879. Ten years later, it was renamed Iowa State Bank. It closed for a short period during the Great Depression and was reopened in 1934. American State Bank moved to Hull in 2004, and constructed

495-652: The Heidelberg Catechism , the Belgic Confession , and the Canons of Dordt . While the PRC approves of most of the Westminster Confession of Faith , it does not endorse it. This is partly due to a different understanding of marriage and divorce and the covenant of works . The PRC believes that marriage is a lifelong bond and that, although an individual may divorce his or her spouse for continued infidelity,

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540-532: The census of 2020, there were 2,384 people, 824 households, and 617 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,710.0 inhabitants per square mile (660.2/km ). There were 865 housing units at an average density of 620.5 per square mile (239.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 87.2% White , 0.1% Black or African American , 0.5% Native American , 0.8% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 6.7% from other races and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 13.1% of

585-687: The consistory has the right to depose their minister, not a classis. The CRC disagreed, and these ministers, as well as their followers, were deposed by the CRC and organized into a new denomination, taking the name of Protesting Christian Reformed Churches. The denomination later renamed itself the Protestant Reformed Churches in America. Rev Hoeksema become the pastor of the First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan . The Protestant Reformed Churches grew rapidly in

630-508: The "Reformed Free Publishing Association." Shortly before the schism, several members left and joined a rival publishing house called "Reformed Believers Publishing." The PRC has continued to grow since the schism of 1953. In 1994 the membership passed the 6,053 members it had at the time of the schism. The turmoil within the CRCNA resulted in a number of former CRC members joining local Protestant Reformed Churches. No CRC congregations affiliated with

675-597: The CRCNA denomination-Hope CRC in Hull, Iowa , Alamo Ave CRC in Kalamazoo, MI , Bethel CRC in Redlands, CA and Faith CRC in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 2021–2022, a number of pastors and elders, along with hundreds of members of the PRC left to establish a new denomination named the "Reformed Protestant Church." The impacted congregations included Byron Center, Michigan, Dyer, Indiana, Hull, Iowa, and Edmonton, Canada. Sister churches of

720-515: The Hull area arrived in 1872. The city was incorporated on May 15, 1886. Hull was named for John A. T. Hull , a member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa. It was previously named Pattersonville for John G. Patterson , before changing its name to Winland then finally Hull in the 1880s. In 1993, The Foreign Candy Company of Hull became the first American firm to import Warheads sour candy. In 2004, Hull received

765-582: The PRC changed denomination, but one pastor, Rev. Audred Spriensma and a number of CRC families from Alamosa, Colorado joined the Protestant Reformed Church in 1993. In 2004 a former Orthodox Christian Reformed congregation in Listowel, Ontario became part of the Protestant Reformed Churches and, as of 2004, is known as Wingham PRC. According to the Yearbook 2017 of the Protestant Reformed Churches

810-520: The PRC in the Philippines and Singapore were also effected, which led to a number of people leaving to form two distinct church works in those countries. One of the seceding pastors, Rev. Andrew Lanning stated that "the doctrinal issue itself is the ABC’s of the gospel and the 123’s of the covenant: Fellowship with God is by grace and is unconditional." A split also occurred in the PRC's unofficial publishing arm

855-612: The PRC sing the Psalms with organ accompaniment. In contrast to exclusive psalmody , it does permit the singing of certain hymns, but not in worship services. The PRC believes that preaching is the most important part of a worship service. Article 69 of the church order adopted by the Synod of Dordt states that: "In the churches only the 150 Psalms of David, the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer,

900-594: The PRC uses the King James Version of the Bible, although they do not endorse the King James Only movement and members are free to use other Bible versions. The PRC holds to the truth of six literal day creation. They take the first chapter of Genesis to be a factual account of the creation, taking the words "the morning and the evening of the first day" to show a normal, twenty-four-hour day. Although micro evolution

945-707: The Protestant Reformed Seminary writes that "Even though home-schooling of their children might be possible for a few, specially gifted parents whose circumstances provide the time that is needed, home-schooling is still not an option". The denomination supports the Protestant Reformed Theological School in Grandville, Michigan . Also closely tied with the denomination, is the Reformed Free Publishing Association,

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990-472: The Reformed confessions of faith. Soon thereafter, when these men said they could not abide by these three points, they were disciplined through suspension, or deposition, from the ministry by their respective classes . The CRC maintained that the position of these three men was inconsistent with the Bible's teachings. The men objected to this deposition also from a church political point of view, arguing that only

1035-773: The Twelve Articles of Faith, the Songs of Mary, Zacharias, and Simeon, the Morning and Evening Hymns, and the Hymn of Prayer before the sermon shall be sung." It is a common practice within PRC services to open with the singing of the "Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow" doxology and some end the service with the singing of the "May the Grace of Christ the Savior" doxology. Outside of the official church service, members are free to sing hymns and carols. Also,

1080-400: The age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.1% were not families. About 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size

1125-420: The age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.30. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under

1170-460: The age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 38,269, and the median income for a family was $ 43,919. Males had a median income of $ 31,100 versus $ 17,991 for females. The per capita income for

1215-581: The city was $ 16,153. About 6.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over. Boyden–Hull Community School District includes Hull in its boundary, and operates Boyden-Hull Elementary School in Boyden , and Boyden–Hull Junior/High School in Hull; the latter houses the district's headquarters. Area private schools: Located in Northwest Iowa, much of Hull's economy

1260-427: The city. The population density was 1,812.5 inhabitants per square mile (699.8/km ). The 764 housing units averaged 636.7 per square mile (245.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 5.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 9.1% of the population. Of the 741 households, 38.9% had children under

1305-555: The communicant (4,982) and non-communicant (3,645) members; numbers 8,627. The PRCA has 2,118 family units and 33 churches in Classis East and Classis West combined. The denomination has four missionaries and four professors. The PRC believes that the Bible is the infallible and inerrantly inspired word of God and that the message therein is well summarized in the Three Forms of Unity :

1350-452: The covenant or to stay in the covenant) though good works are needed to enjoy the covenant and repentance is required in order to be forgiven according to the Acts of Synod 2018. The PRC rejects Antinomianism , believing instead that God calls the people of the covenant to believe and obey and that he personally and entirely produces in them the required faith and works. In public worship services,

1395-662: The denomination membership, the so-called "DeWolf Group", formed the Orthodox Protestant Reformed Church (OPRC). Before the schism the denomination had 6,063 members (1953)—the PRC has passed this membership mark as of 1994. The remaining 40% continued as the Protestant Reformed Church with 2,353 members. DeWolf worked for the reunion of the CRCNA . The union took place in 1961 and as a result seven OPRC congregations were dissolved, with their members joining other Christian Reformed congregations, and four became part of

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1440-934: The development of two churches in Singapore , the First Evangelical Reformed Church in Singapore (no longer in relationship with the PRC since 2007) and Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church. The PRC also has relationships with a small fellowship in New Zealand ; the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia) ; a sister church in Northern Ireland, the Covenant Protestant Reformed Church in Ballymena, and Limerick Reformed Fellowship

1485-552: The early 1950s DeWolf began to teach the conditional covenant theology of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) , and in 1953 stated in a sermon that "Our act of conversion is a prerequisite to enter into the kingdom of heaven." Hoeksema regarded this as heretical and the congregation, and then the denomination, split over the issue. Clarence Stam argues that in the split "the Protestant Reformed Churches fell into

1530-455: The education of approximately 1500 children. Home schooling in the PRC is strongly discouraged when a Protestant Reformed school is available. The 2009 PRC Synod forbad office bearers from using home education for their children in most situations, stating that an office bearer is "expected to send his children to those (PRC) schools unless there are special circumstances judged by his consistory to be valid." David Engelsma, Professor Emeritus of

1575-459: The ever increasing number of immigrants that were part of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) in the Netherlands, and he believed that this could be an opportunity to grow the church. Hoeksema saw this as heresy and insisted that salvation is only for the elect, including the baptized children of believers, and that those who were not elect could not receive salvation. DeWolf and his supporters were suspended in 1953. That year 60% of

1620-562: The federation of churches. Only male members who have made a public confession of faith and are in good standing may vote for church officers or be ordained . The PRC has 33 member churches throughout the United States and in Canada. A majority of the churches in the United States are in western Michigan but there are also churches in the midwestern and western United States. The PRC has few formal relationships with most reformed denominations and organizations. The PRC contributed greatly to

1665-533: The following years, but in the 1950s the denomination struggled because of internal, doctrinal controversies in defense of the unconditionality of the Covenant of Grace . Hubert DeWolf , who had become the pastor of the First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids , was influenced by the theology of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) , this included conditional theology. DeWolf began to preach sermons which promoted conditional theology, because he saw

1710-451: The marriage bond is not dissolved apart from death. Hence, neither party is permitted to remarry while the other person is still living. Those who do divorce and remarry while their first spouse is still alive are considered adulterers, regardless of the circumstances of the divorce. The PRC holds that God's covenant is only with his elect and that it is unconditional (meaning that there are no conditions that people must fulfill to enter into

1755-448: The population. Of the 824 households, 39.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 3.6% were cohabitating couples, 18.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 11.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 25.1% of all households were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.9% had someone living alone who

1800-630: The same practice as the Christian Reformed Church earlier," that of "non-confessional bindings". Protestant Reformed Churches in America The PRC was founded in 1924 as a result of a controversy regarding common grace in the Christian Reformed Church . At that time the Christian Reformed Church had adopted three doctrinal points on the subject of common grace. Reverends Herman Hoeksema , George Ophoff, and Henry Danhof rejected these three points and maintained them to be contrary to

1845-424: Was 1,638.4 inhabitants per square mile (632.6/km ). There were 709 housing units at an average density of 592.7 per square mile (228.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 94.34% White , 0.05% African American , 1.12% Asian , 3.78% from other races , and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.28% of the population. There were 682 households, out of which 40.0% had children under

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1890-428: Was 3.30. The median age in the city was 32.5 years; 30.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 20.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,960 people, 682 households, and 527 families residing in the city. The population density

1935-408: Was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 33.9 years. 33.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.2% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 and 44; 18.8% were from 45 and 64; and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. As of the census of 2010, 2,175 people, 741 households, and 577 families resided in

1980-605: Was founded with the help of the PRC and; the Protestant Reformed Churches in Myanmar . The PRC has also developed contacts in India , Germany , Myanmar , Venezuela and in Singapore ; there is a sister Reformed Church in Singapore. Currently, the PRC is engaged in missions in a few locations in the United States, and they have recently organized a church in the Philippines and several mission churches were started. The Berean Reformed Church

2025-880: Was organised in 2006, and the All of Grace Protestant Reformed Fellowship in Gabaldon, the Philippines, recently a new work is underway, the Provident Christian Church in Manila . The Georgetown PRC is involved in mission in India . In 2005, the Synod of the PRC closed the denomination's missionary field work in Ghana , due to a lack of membership. The PRC holds that "it is necessary for them to maintain good, Christian schools in which their children are educated". To this end, Protestant Reformed parents maintain twelve primary and three high schools for

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