This summer Trinity is celebrating 100 years! That’s 100 years of stories, experiences, individuals, and God’s faithfulness in the life and ministry of Trinity. Leading up to our July 14 celebration, check the bulletin or the blog for stories from Trinity’s history. You might just learn something you didn’t already know.
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Did you know that, during World War II, there was a special “Service Flag” hung in the church?
Each time an individual connected to Trinity left for the service a silver star was added to represent their courageous service and sacrifice.
44 stars were added over time and by the end of the war only one Trinity service member, Glenn Beyer, had been killed after being held as a prisoner of war for several years. His star was then changed from silver to gold. He was a cousin of one of our current members, Don Schreur.
The Trinity Flash, a monthly newsletter, was started in October 1943 for the purpose of sharing information between the servicemen and the congregation. This newsletter was started by the officers of the Christian Endeavor Society – Genevieve Slothouber (Mouw), Thelma Elenbaas, and Wilma Joan Van Wyk (Leslie) who is a current member.
Trinity continues to offer encouragement and hold in prayer our service men and women and their families as we acknowledge their service and sacrifice. We give God thanks for our nation, even as we are always mindful that Jesus is Lord of all nations – “every tribe, people and language” (Rev. 7:9)” and that God’s kingdom transcends every national boundary. This core value of “growing and supporting one another in community” lives on today as we seek to be a church, even as we’ve grown in size, that strives to help people feel loved and supported in all of life’s situations, both the joys and the challenges.
