About us...

About us...

   The Pease Church is a large church with the feel of a smaller family church. We belong to the larger denomination called the Christian Reformed Church of North America (CRC). One of the strengths of the Christian Reformed denomination is its emphasis on biblical knowledge from a reformed perspective which means we seek to make our Christian faith extend beyond Sunday worship into every area of daily life.

     Even as we seek to reach out to our growing and changing community, we also celebrate our heritage. The Christian Reformed Church of Pease began as many other churches, as a “house church”. Shortly before the end of the nineteenth-century, emigrants originally from the Netherlands who had settled in Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin moved to the Pease area. Until they had a building of their own, they met in various homes.

   On June 15, 1895, with the leadership of Rev. C. Bode of Classis Iowa, thirty one members officially organized as the Holland Christian Reformed Church of Pease, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. The following year, 1896, a modest wooden church was built. The brick building was built in 1907 with the addition of the current sanctuary in 1988. Further changes were added in 2001.

    The struggling young church was anxious to have their own minister so they began working on plans for a parsonage which became a reality in October of 1900. This house now stands at 117 Hill Street in Pease.

   That same month, candidate John De Groot accepted the call to become their first pastor. He received a yearly salary of $400.00 plus free housing, firewood, and enough hay for one horse and two cows. Since his ministry, Pease has enjoyed the leadership of sixteen more pastors.

   From small beginnings, the Pease congregation continued to grow. We are now a congregation of over two hundred and fifty active members who come from a variety of national origins. The original cornerstone says "Eben-Haezer” which translates to “Thus far has the Lord helped us." In that same confidence we go forward striving to live out His plan for us and we proclaim and celebrate God’s love in Christ Jesus.

What Does Our Name Mean?

The Christian Reformed Church of North America is a denomination that has about 300,000 members in 1,000 congregations across the United States and Canada, from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, from California to New Jersey. We have central offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and in Burlington, Ontario. We broadcast our denominational programs in radio and television from our studios in the Chicago area and our programs of Christian outreach, relief and development circle the globe.

We call ourselves Christian because we belong to Jesus Christ and want to be his followers. We recognize as fellow-Christians all people who accept the teachings of the Bible as summarized in the Apostle’s Creed.

Reformed because we're part of that historic branch of the Christian church that follows the teachings of 16th-century reformer John Calvin, who struggled to return Christianity to its biblical roots.

Church because God has called us to be a fellowship of his people in the world.

We often call ourselves "the CRC" for short.

What Do We Believe?

The sole basis of our belief is the Bible, which is uniquely God-inspired, without error, and the final authority on all matters on which it bears. As the Bible teaches, there is one God, eternally existing in three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — each possessing all the attributes of Deity.

God created humans to have fellowship with Him, but they defied God by sinfully going their own way. As a result, we need God's saving grace to end our alienation from Him. Salvation comes only through God's saving grace — not human effort — and must be received personally by repentance and faith.

Jesus Christ, second Person of the Trinity, lived a sinless life on earth and voluntarily paid for our sin by dying on the cross as our substitute. This accomplishes salvation for all who receive grace by trusting in Him alone. He rose from the dead and is the only mediator between us and God. He will return to earth to consummate history.

The Holy Spirit draws sinners to Christ and equips believers for personal growth and service to the church. The church's role is to glorify God and serve those in need. At the end, everyone will experience bodily resurrection and the judgment. Those forgiven through Christ will enjoy eternal fellowship with God. For more details, please call the church office. 320.369.4228