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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2014-09-17, Page 9Wednesday, September 17, 2014 • News Record 9 Local church celebrates 25th anniversary Tara Ostner The Clinton News Record This year the Vanastra Community Christian Reformed Church is celebrat- ing its 25th anniversary as an organized church and invites the community to join them this weekend. On September 20 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. the church will be hosting a BBQ picnic lunch which will include games for the young and old, a bouncy castle and face painting and on September 21 at 10 a.m. it will hold a cele- bratory worship service fol- lowed by a light lunch recep- tion. The church encourages people to come out and "rem- inisce with old friends and meet new people:' The Vanastra Community CRC describes itself as a fam- ily friendly community church and offers various activities and events including Sunday school for ages 2 through grade 4, Gems, a club for girls in grades 4-8, Cadets, a club for boys in grades 4-8, seniors games as well as a weekly coffee break and bible study. The church also offers a youth group for high school aged youth when there is interest. Sitting on the site of the for- mer Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Clinton, the first radar training school for the govern- ment of Canada, the Vanastra Community CRC is located on an important and historic piece of land. When CFB Clinton was closed in 1971, sold to a real estate developer and renamed Vanastra there were no churches in the immediate vicinity. But, as time went on, a congregation began to emerge in Vanastra and in 1973 Karl Boersma became the congregation's first pastor. Other important contribu- tors to the Vanastra Commu- nity CRC include Jim and Hilda Visser who supported the church for many years. As coffee break leader, Corry Haak, says, the Vissers "were very well liked in the commu- nity:' Also, Siemen Speelman lead the church from 1999 until 2013 making him the church's longest running pas- tor. Speelman was "a good organizer," says Haak, "he got a lot of things done." Pastor Homer Samplo- nius is another important person as he was the one to lead the cele- bratory service when the Vanastra congregation was formally recog- nized as an organ- ized church on Tara Ostner, The Clinton News Record Pictured here (from left to right) are Vanastra Community CRC youth leader, Sonya Wubs, Pastor Paul de Weerd, chair of the anniversary committee, Willemien Katerberg, coffee break leader, Corry Haak and chair of the first Vanastra Community CRC council, Evert Ridder. Missing from the photo are anniversary planning committee members, Ria Feddes and Karin Wynja. ATTENTION ADVERTISERS! DEADLINES Our Weekly Deadlines are as follows: ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL Friday @ 2:00 pm News Record 53 Albert St. S, Clinton PH: 519-482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com OFFICE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 9am - 5pm CLOSED TUESDAYS March 5, 1989. Much of this history will be documented in a book which is scheduled to come out in December. According to the book's editor and Vanastra Community CRC youth leader, Sonya Wubs, the book will capture the "history of the church, its current member- ship as well as new and old pictures:' Wubs also points out that, currently, there is a "missing demographic" in the church and says that "she would love for the com- munity's youth to come out." As the church says, "whether you are on vacation and looking for a church to attend, or are looking for a church home, we want you to feel welcome:' Currently, the Vanastra Commu- nity CRC is lead by an interim pastor, Pastor Paul de Weerd from Listowel. De Weerd just fin- ished seminary school in Michigan and says that he and his wife, Juliana, have felt very welcomed in the community. More information regard- ing the Vanastra Community CRC can be found by visiting http://communitywebline.ca/ christianreformedvanastra- communitycrc2. 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