FRC Extended (First Reformed Church)

In June 2025, a multigenerational team from our church traveled to Compton, California, to serve alongside our ministry partners there. Together they installed turf, renovated a bathroom, poured concrete, and took on many other projects to bless the church and its neighborhood.This video shares your team’s time in Compton, their heartfelt reflections on what God showed them during the trip, and a special thank you from the church in Compton.

This year as the Advent candles are lit, we will get glimpses of how we are reaching out into the world. This week we see how JOY is evident in our partnership with Ukrainian refugees.

What does it really look like to plant churches in communities with no gospel presence? In this interview, Sara Van Zee sits down with Ken Neevel, Vice President of Development and Communication at Multiplication Network, to discuss how their global ministry equips local leaders to start healthy, sustainable churches. Hear powerful stories from Panama to Mexico and learn how our church in Orange City is making a lasting impact in places like Haiti, the Caribbean, and Mexico through strategic partnerships, modular training, and a commitment to gospel-centered multiplication.👥 Learn how indigenous leadership, cross-denominational collaboration, and verified accountability are transforming communities for Christ—one church at a time.

Our time in Guaymas, Mexico, showed how God works through relationships and discipleship to grow His church. We witnessed the passion of local pastors for sharing the gospel and their dedication to planting churches. Discipling children and families is transforming the community, and partnerships like ours with the Kingdom Network are strengthening ministry efforts. Despite language barriers, Christ’s love united us.

This year as the Advent candles are lit, we will get glimpses of how we are reaching out into the world. In our final Christ candle we see how Christ mends the broken places in our lives making them better than before they were broken.

This year as the Advent candles are lit, we will get glimpses of how we are reaching out into the world. This week we see how LOVE is evident in Cambodia.

This year as the Advent candles are lit, we will get glimpses of how we are reaching out into the world. This week we see how PEACE is evident in our connections in Compton.

This year as the Advent candles are lit, we will get glimpses of how we are reaching out into the world. This week we see how HOPE is evident in our connections to Haiti.

The lights we built in June have made it to Ukraine! Sara Van Zee and Drew Nonnemacher provide an update on the lights' journey and the hope they provide in war-torn areas.

This is the final week of our reading through 1 Corinthians. Follow along as Amanda Haverdink reads 1 Corinthians 15 and 16 to prepare for Sunday's message.

Follow along as Mary Tracy and April Beaver read 1 Corinthians chapters 13 & 14.

Follow along as Tom Hydeen reads 1 Corinthians chapters 11 & 12.

Follow along as Allie Haverdink and Sarah Kuiper read 1 Corinthians chapters 9 & 10.

Follow along as Tom Hydeen and April Beaver read 1 Corinthians chapters 7 & 8.

Follow along as Mary Tracy and Amanda Haverdink read 1 Corinthians chapters 5 & 6.

Follow along as Allie Haverdink and Pastor Mark Haverdink read 1 Corinthians chapters 3 & 4.

Follow along as Sarah Kuiper reads 1 Corinthians chapters 1 & 2.

Ukrainian refugee Alina Vlasenko shares her family's experiences during the Russian invasion in February 2022.

In this episode, Alli Haverdink and April Beaver share ways to communicate with your significant other. They explore three things you should discuss before marriage, how to fight with your spouse, and what it means to have open communication.

In this Bonus Sermon Content, Tom Hydeen and Lyle Lundgren talk about what it means to love your neighbor and how loving your neighbor ties into our study of the Ten Commandments.Discussion Questions:1) Read Matthew 22:36-40. Why do you think Jesus placed such importance on loving your neighbor?2) What do you think Jesus meant when he said to love your neighbor as yourself? What are some ways you typically treat yourself better than others? Are there times you treat other people better than yourself? 3) Who is your neighbor? Everyone? Only people who live near you?4) When do you find it the most difficult to love your neighbor?5) What are some practical ways we can love our neighbors?6) Read Luke 10:25-37. What point do you think Jesus was trying to get across in this parable? 7) How do you feel that loving your neighbor fits with the tagline of our sermon series - Unchained: God's Vision for True Freedom?View our Unchained message series at https://frcoc.org/unchained.